Prophylactic isopropyl alcohol inhalation and intravenous ondansetron versus ondansetron alone in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk patients

AANA Journal

Volumn 79, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages

  Radford, Kennett D ^a   Fuller, Thomas N ^b   Bushey, Brent ^c   Daniel, Carole ^d   Pellegrini, Joseph E ^e,f  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE   (United States)

^e Navy Nurse Corps Anesthesia Program   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Isopropyl alcohol; Ondansetron; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

2-PROPANOL; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; AROMATHERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; ONDANSETRON; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84860407678     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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