Guideline for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 600-607

  McCracken, Geoff ^a   Houston, Patricia ^a   Lefebvre, Guylaine ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Postoperative nausea; Postoperative vomiting

Indexed keywords

APREPITANT; BENDECTIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; INFUSION FLUID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ANAL IRRITATION; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROTHERAPY; EVENING DOSAGE; FATIGUE; GINGER; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASE; MORNING DOSAGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PLANT ROOT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VISUAL DISORDER; XEROSTOMIA; ACUPUNCTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTIEMETICS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 74049126945     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32895-X     Document Type: Article

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