A comparative study of granisetron, dexamethasone, and granisetron plus dexamethasone as prophylactic antiemetic therapy in female patients undergoing breast surgery

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 373-378

  Sodhi, Kanwalpreet ^a   Mohindra, B K ^a   Sodhi, Gurdip Singh ^b   Kumar, Manender ^b  

^a Department of Anaesthesia   (India)

^b MMM   (India)

Author keywords

Breast surgery; Dexamethasone; Granisetron; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; GRANISETRON; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PARECOXIB; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 37349052832     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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