Prophylactic antiemetic therapy with dexamethasone in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

JMS - Journal of Medical Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Singh, L Deban ^a   Majaw, Hubert W ^a   Singh, T Hemjit ^a   Singh, T Rupendra ^a   Devi, N Anita ^a   Moirangthem, G S ^a  

^a REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Dexamethasone; Laparoscopic; Nausea; Surgery; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS; SORE THROAT; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 53849136629     PISSN: 09724958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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