PRO: Anatomical classification of surgical procedures improves our understanding of the mechanisms of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 410-411

  Scuderi, Phillip E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTEGUMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; NOTE; SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANTIEMETICS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 76249107867     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c5bcfc     Document Type: Editorial

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