Prevention of nausea and vomiting after middle ear surgery: Combination of ondansetron and dexamethasone is the right choice

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-92

  Panda, Nidhi Bidyut ^a,b   Bharadwaj, Neerja ^a   Kapoor, Puneet ^a   Chari, Pramila ^a   Panda, Naresh K ^a  

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

^b Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Middle ear surgery; Ondansetron dexamethasone combination; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOTHANE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM; PETHIDINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOMASTOIDECTOMY;

EID: 4043134407     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2004.02091     Document Type: Article

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