Effectiveness of ginger for prevention of nausea and vomiting after gynecological laparoscopy

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2003-2009

  Apariman, Sirirat ^a   Ratchanon, Sawinee ^a   Wiriyasirivej, Budsaba ^a  

^a NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ginger; Gynecological laparoscopy; Nausea; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; GINGER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAILAND; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; CAPSULES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GINGER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845611192     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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