Development and validation of a postoperative nausea and vomiting intensity scale

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-166

  Wengritzky, R ^a   Mettho, T ^a   Myles, P S ^a,b   Burke, J ^b   Kakos, A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Complications; Vomiting, nausea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

EID: 76749085618     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep370     Document Type: Article

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