Scheduled prophylactic ondansetron administration did not improve its antiemetic efficacy after intracranial tumour resection surgery in children

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 615-619

  Subramaniam, K ^a,d   Pandia, M P ^b   Dash, M ^b   Dash, H H ^b   Bithal, P K ^b   Bhatia, A ^b   Subramaniam, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, neurosurgical; Antiemetic, ondansetron; Complication, postoperative nausea and vomiting; Surgery, paediatric craniotomy

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BRAIN TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85047699751     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507000075     Document Type: Article

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