A comparison of the efficacy, safety, and patient satisfaction of ondansetron versus droperidol as antiemetics for outpatient surgical procedures

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 731-738

  Fortney, Jennifer T ^a,j   Gan, Tong J ^a   Graczyk, Sarena ^b   Wetchler, Bernard ^c   Melson, Timothy ^d   Khalil, Samia ^e   McKenzie, Ray ^f   Parrillo, Stephen ^a   Glass, Peter S A ^a   Moote, Carol ^g,h   Wermeling, Dan ^g,h   Parasuraman, T V ⁱ   Duncan, Benjamin ⁱ   Creed, Mary R ⁱ  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Baptist Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Anesthesia Consultants of the Shoals   (United States)

^e EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

ⁱ GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^j DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOMITING;

EID: 7144227313     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199804000-00011     Document Type: Article

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