Haloperidol plus ondansetron prevents postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-9

  Feng, Ping Hsun ^a   Chu, Koung Shing ^b   Lu, I Chen ^b   Shieh, Ja Ping ^a   Tzeng, Jann Inn ^a   Ho, Shung Tai ^b   Wang, Jhi Joung ^a   Chu, Chin Chen ^a,c,d  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Haloperidol; Laparoscopic surgery; Ondansetron; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DESFLURANE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 65249179512     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-4597(09)60013-8     Document Type: Article

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