A comparison of ondansetron with promethazine for treating postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients who received prophylaxis with ondansetron: A retrospective database analysis

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 548-551

  Habib, Ashraf S ^a   Reuveni, Johnatan ^a   Taguchi, Akiko ^a   White, William D ^a   Gan, Tong J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; ANTIPRURITICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROMETHAZINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847203271     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000252433.73485.be     Document Type: Article

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