Evidence for the efficacy of acupressure for preventing post-operative nausea and vomiting: An ongoing debate

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 396-398

  Streitberger, Konrad ^a   Kranke, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NERVE STIMULATION; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLING ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; VOMITING;

EID: 79959723352     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283412529     Document Type: Note

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