Motion sickness as a predictor of postoperative vomiting in children aged 1-16 years

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Thomas, Mark ^a   Woodhead, Greg ^b   Masood, Nadia ^c   Howard, Richard ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motion sickness; Pediatric; Postoperative vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33845521645     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02010.x     Document Type: Article

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