Effects of dexamethasone on early postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting and recovery time after ambulatory laparoscopic surgery

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1202-1205

  Mohammadi, Sussan Soltani ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Laparoscopy; Nausea; Pain; Recovery time; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; DEXACID; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLEX; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUXAMETHONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 37349036845     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.1202.1205     Document Type: Article

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