Gabapentin prophylaxis for postoperative nausea and vomiting in abdominal surgeries: A quantitative analysis of evidence from randomized controlled clinical trials

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 588-597

  Achuthan, S ^a   Singh, I ^a   Varthya, S B ^a   Srinivasan, A ^a   Chakrabarti, A ^a   Hota, D ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

gabapentin; hysterectomy; postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; GABAPENTIN; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; ABDOMEN; PUBLISHING; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; AMINES; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84926656754     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu449     Document Type: Review

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