Low-dose droperidol (≤1mg or ≤15μgkg -1) for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults: Quantitative systematic review of randomised controlled trials

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 286-294

  Schaub, Isabelle ^a   Lysakowski, Christopher ^b   Elia, Nadia ^b,c   Tramèr, Martin R ^b,c  

^a Clinique Saint Anne Saint Remi   (Belgium)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Droperidol; Emesis; Nausea; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; GRANISETRON; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; RANITIDINE; TROPISETRON;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DROPERIDOL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863640159     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328352813f     Document Type: Review

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