Is granisetron-dexamethasone combination better than ondansetron- dexamethasone in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in outpatient gynaecological laparoscopy?

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-372

  Sriraman, R ^a   Indu, Sen ^a   Chari, P ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Granisetron; Gynaecological laparoscopy; Ondansetron; PONV

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GRANISETRON; HALOTHANE; KETOROLAC; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MIGRAINE; MOTION SICKNESS; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 37349045077     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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