Comparison of inhalation of isopropyl alcohol vs promethazine in the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients identified as at high risk for developing PONV

AANA Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-299

  Pellegrini, Joseph ^a,b   DeLoge, Jon ^c   Bennett, John ^d   Kelly, Joseph ^e  

^a Navy Nurse Corps Anesthesia Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Isopropyl alcohol; Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV); Promethazine; Risk factors for PONV

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WEBCOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; XEROSTOMIA;

2-PROPANOL; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROMETHAZINE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849086966     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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