A comparative study of the antiemetic efficacy of dexamethasone, ondansetron, and metoclopramide in patients undergoing gynecological surgery

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 336-341

  Bilgin, Tugsan Egemen ^a   Birbicer, Handan ^a   Ozer, Zeliha ^a   Doruk, Nurcan ^a   Tok, Ekrem ^a   Oral, Ugur ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gynecological surgery dexamethasone; Metoclopramide; Ondansetron; Postoperative nausea vomiting

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954804124     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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