Effect of P6 acustimulation on post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1341-1347

  Frey, U H ^a   Funk, M ^b   LOhlein C ^b   Peters, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Niederberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL;

ACUSTIMULATION; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETCHING; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349733204     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02081.x     Document Type: Article

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