Ondansetron or droperidol for prophylaxis of nausea and vomiting after intrathecal morphine

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 670-675

  Peixoto, A J ^a,d   Celich, M F ^a   Zardo, L ^a   Peixoto Filho, A J ^b,c  

^a Hospital de Caridade   (Brazil)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Departamento de Anestesiologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, spinal; Analgesics, opioid; Anti emetics, ondansetron, droperidol; Caesarean section; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; KETOPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONA; NALOXONE; NAUSEODRON; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHORESIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBOS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745712792     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000482     Document Type: Article

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