Epidural ondansetron is more effective to prevent postoperative pruritus and nausea than intravenous ondansetron in elective cesarean delivery

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 683-687

  Han, Dong Woo ^a   Hong, Soon Won ^a   Kwon, Ja Young ^a   Lee, Jae Woo ^a   Kim, Ki Jun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nausea; Ondansetron; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANIMALS; ANTIEMETICS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PRURITUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34249011486     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701302616     Document Type: Article

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