The antipruritic and antiemetic effects of epidural droperidol: A study of three methods of administration

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 251-255

  Lee, In Ho ^a   Lee, Il Ok ^b,c  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DROPERIDOL; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NALOXONE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; ROPIVACAINE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTIEMETICS; ANTIPRURITICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS;

EID: 34250810187     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000252929.88517.b0     Document Type: Article

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