Droperidol for treatment of nausea and vomiting in palliative care patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Storrar, Jemma ^a   Hitchens, Morwenna ^a   Platt, Tracey ^a   Dorman, Saskie ^b  

^a Wessex Higher Training Programme Palliative Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYROPHENONE; DROPERIDOL; PLACEBO; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

AKATHISIA; ANXIETY; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DYSTONIA; EUPHORIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; RIGOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; XEROSTOMIA; ADULT; NAUSEA; TERMINAL CARE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; DROPERIDOL; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; VOMITING;

EID: 84940716722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006938.pub3     Document Type: Review

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