The effect of combining dexamethasone with ondansetron for nausea and vomiting associated with fentanyl-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 263-267

  Song, J W ^a   Park, E Y ^b   Lee, J G ^a   Park, Y S ^a   Kang, B C ^a   Shim, Y H ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952714956     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06648.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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