Comparison of the efficacy of propofol and metoclopramide in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting after middle ear surgery

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 778-782

  Ünal, Yusuf ^a   Özsoylar, Özgür ^a   Arslan, Mustafa ^a   Sarigüney, Damla ^a   Akçabay, Mehmet ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; FRESENIUS; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL;

EID: 67651183941     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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