A comparison of the combination of aprepitant and dexamethasone versus the combination of ondansetron and dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing craniotomy

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 813-818

  Habib, Ashraf S ^a   Keifer, John C ^a   Borel, Cecil O ^a   White, William D ^a   Gan, Tong J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; APREPITANT; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79953224057     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181ff47e2     Document Type: Article

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