Effectiveness of combined haloperidol and dexamethasone versus dexamethasone only for postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk day surgery patients: A randomized blinded trial

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-195

  Chaparro, Luis E ^a,b   Gallo, Tatiana ^a   Gonzalez, Nelson J ^a   Rivera, Maria F ^a   Peng, Philip W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Clinical trial; Combination; Dexamethasone; Doubleblind method; Haloperidol; Otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures; Plastic; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; HALOPERIDOL; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AKATHISIA; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EYE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950360685     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832fce15     Document Type: Article

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