Meclizine in combination with ondansetron for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in a high-risk population

AANA Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-33

  Forrester, Carrie M ^a   Benfield Jr , Dennis A ^a   Matern, Christina E ^b   Kelly, Joseph A ^c   Peltegrini, Joseph E ^d  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE   (United States)

^d Navy Nurse Corps Anesthesia Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Meclizine; Motion sickness; Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MECLOZINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; VERBAL NUMERIC RATING SCALE;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECLIZINE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION SICKNESS; NAUSEA; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VOMITING;

EID: 33846813774     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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