Post-operative nausea and vomiting prevention with perphenazine: Long overdue

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-142

  Williams, Brian A ^a   Orebaugh, Steven L ^a   Kentor, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DROPERIDOL; ONDANSETRON; PERPHENAZINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOVERY ROOM; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIEMETICS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; ONDANSETRON; PERPHENAZINE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 79951483826     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283409d70     Document Type: Letter

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