Ondansetron administration before transoesophageal echocardiography reduces the need for sedation and improves patient comfort during the procedure

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 752-755

  Aydin, Alper ^a   Yilmazer, Mustafa Serdar ^a   Gurol, Tayfun ^a   Celik, Omer ^a   Dagdeviren, Bahadir ^a  

^a MALTEPE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Ondansetron; Premedication; Transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DYSTONIA; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIEMETICS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBOS; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77958011336     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq061     Document Type: Article

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