Automated reminders decrease postoperative nausea and vomiting incidence in a general surgical population

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 961-965

  Kooij, F O ^a,b   Vos, N ^b   Siebenga, P ^b   Klok, T ^b   Hollmann, M W ^a   Kal, J E ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

decision support systems, clinical; postoperative nausea and vomiting; reminder systems

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; GRANISETRON; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 84861364482     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes024     Document Type: Article

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