Prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients scheduled for breast surgery

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 427-437

  Fujii, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; GRANISETRON; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; RAMOSETRON; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TROPISETRON;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUPUNCTURE; AKATHISIA; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; DYSPHORIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747326891     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: 11732563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200626080-00001     Document Type: Review

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