Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting with a small dose of propofol combined with dexamethasone 4 mg or dexamethasone 8 mg in patients undergoing middle ear surgery A prospective, randomized, double-blind study

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 332-336

  Arslan, M ^a   Demir, M E ^a  

^a BURSA YUKSEK IHTISAS TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Middle ear surgery; Postoperative nausea; Postoperative vomiting; Propofol

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL;

EID: 79954549236     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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