Post operative nausea and vomiting

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-356

  Sikka, Raman ^a   Kaul, Tej K ^b   Grewal, Anju ^a   Satija, Aprajita ^c  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Anaesthesia Associates   (India)

^c CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 CHLORO 5A,6,7,8,9,9A HEXAHYDRO N (3 QUINUCLIDINYL)DIBENZOFURAN 4 CARBOXAMIDE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DOMPERIDONE; DROPERIDOL; EPHEDRINE; FLUPHENAZINE; GRANISETRON; GRZ 05171; HALOPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ONDANSETRON; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TROPISETRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZACOPRIDE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ACUPRESSURE; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONSTIPATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG HALF LIFE; DYSPHORIA; DYSTONIA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPOVOLEMIA; INCIDENCE; LETHARGY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTION SICKNESS; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REHYDRATION; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SEX; SIDE EFFECT; SMOKING; STOMACH DISTENSION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOMITING;

EID: 37349107934     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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