Does an educational strategy based on systematic preoperative assessment of simplified Apfel's score decrease postoperative nausea and vomiting?;Une stratégie éducative basée sur la promotion de l'évaluation systématique du score simplifié d'Apfel en préopératoire diminue-t-elle l'incidence des nausées et v

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 765-769

  Sigaut, S ^a   Merckx, P ^a   Peuch, C ^a   Necib, S ^a   Pingeon, F ^a   Mantz, J ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Prevention; Simplified Apfel's score

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTIEMETICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649488574     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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