Ondansetron: Postanesthetic shivering

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 670-671

  Generali, Joyce A ^a   Cada, Dennis J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MINOR SURGERY; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SHIVERING; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70349747179     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4408-670     Document Type: Short Survey

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