Evidence-based medicine in day surgery

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 520-525

  Gupta, Anil ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Anaesthesia; Analgesia; Inhalation; Intravenous; Prevention of nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; DROPERIDOL; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 35948968815     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3282f021c9     Document Type: Review

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