Transcutaneous nicotine does not prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting: A randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 383-390

  Czarnetzki, Christoph ^a   Schiffer, Eduardo ^a   Lysakowski, Christopher ^a   Haller, Guy ^a   Bertrand, Daniel ^b   Tramèr, Martin R ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Nicotine; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Prevention

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; NICOTINE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251640652     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03844.x     Document Type: Article

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