Mechanisms of reducing postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting: A systematic review of current techniques

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 75-80

  Rawlinson, Alex ^a   Kitchingham, Nina ^b   Hart, Colin ^c   McMahon, Gregory ^c   Ong, Seok Ling ^c   Khanna, Achal ^c  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPACETAMOL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ILEUS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER RESECTION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEROTONIN 5-HT3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 84862844416     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2011-100265     Document Type: Review

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