Subhypnotic propofol infusion plus dexamethasone is more effective than dexamethasone alone for the prevention of vomiting in children after tonsillectomy

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 878-883

  Erdem, Ali Fuat ^a   Yoruk, Ozgur ^a   Alici, Haci Ahmet ^a   Cesur, Mehmet ^a   Atalay, Canan ^a   Altas, Enver ^a   Kursad, Husnu ^a   Yuksek, Mustafa Sahin ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Postoperative vomiting; Propofol; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETCHING; STUDENT T TEST; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249115608     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02675.x     Document Type: Article

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