Superior anti-emetic efficacy of granisetron-dexamethasone combination in children undergoing middle ear surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 621-624

  Gombar, S ^a,b   Kaur, J ^a   Kumar Gombar, K ^a   Dass, A ^a   Singh, A ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anti emetics; Complications; Dexamethasone; Granisetron; Otolaryngological; Paediatric; Surgery; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GRANISETRON; HALOTHANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; MONOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; GRANISETRON; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 34147106996     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01296.x     Document Type: Article

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