Effect of acupuncture on nausea and/or vomiting during and after cesarean section in comparison with ondansetron

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 698-703

  El Deeb, Alaa M ^a   Ahmady, Mona S ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Nausea; Ondansetron; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ONDANSETRON;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTIEMETICS; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ONDANSETRON; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859910500     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1198-0     Document Type: Article

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