Comparison of the prophylactic effect of ondansetron and dexamethasone on postoperative nausea and vomiting after intrathecal meperidine in women scheduled for elective cesarean section

Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 30-33

  Banihashem, N ^a   Hassannasab, B ^a   Naziri, F ^a   Rahimifar, A R ^a   Hosseini, V ^b   Shirkhani, Z ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Intrathecal meperidine; Nausea; Ondansetron; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79957919727     PISSN: 15614107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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