Update on the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Drugs

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1525-1547

  Kovac, Anthony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; APREPITANT; CHLORPROMAZINE; CISAPRIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DIMENHYDRINATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIXYRAZINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DOMPERIDONE; DROPERIDOL; FAMOTIDINE; GABAPENTIN; GRANISETRON; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; LEVACETYLMETHADOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; ONDANSETRON; PALONOSETRON; PERPHENAZINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; RAMOSETRON; SCOPOLAMINE; TROPISETRON; UNINDEXED DRUG;

DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHARMACOGENETICS; POSTDISCHARGE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; QT PROLONGATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; XEROSTOMIA;

ANTIEMETICS; HUMANS; NEUROKININ-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTONIN 5-HT3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 84899635759     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: 11791950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40265-013-0110-7     Document Type: Review

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