Efficacy of dexamethasone for reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting and analgesic requirements after thyroidectomy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-277

  Fujii, Yoshitaka ^a   Nakayama, Masahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 33846644580     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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