Dexamethasone effectively reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting in a general surgical adult patient population

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-181

  Chen, Ming Shan ^a   Hong, Chian Lang ^a   Chung, Ham See ^a   Tan, Peter P C ^b   Tsai, Chih Chung ^a   Su, Han Hsiang ^a   Wong, Chung Hang ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; General anesthesia; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 33745051190     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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