Postoperative nausea and vomiting: Simple risk scoring does work

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-59

  Kumar, Anoop ^a   Brampton, William ^a   Watson, Stuart ^a   Reid, Victoria L ^a   Neilly, David ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANTIEMETICS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RESEARCH;

EID: 84863011028     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834a3d81     Document Type: Letter

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