A comparative analysis of isopropyl alcohol and ondansetron in the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting from the hospital setting to the home

AANA Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-26

  Cotton, Jonathan W ^a   Rowell, Lana R ^a   Hood, Raymond R ^b   Pellegrini, Joseph E ^a  

^a Fleet Surgical Team 4 ^*  (United States)

^b Navy Nurse Corps Anesthesia Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Isopropyl alcohol; Ondansetron; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SUPPOSITORY; VERBAL NUMERIC RATING SCALE;

2-PROPANOL; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NAUSEA; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SMELL; VOMITING;

EID: 33846839442     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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