Single dose i.v. tropisetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after gynaecological surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-60

  Capouet, V ^a,k   De Pauw, C ^b   Vernet, B ^c   Ivens, D ^d   Derijcke, V ^e   Versichelen, L ^f   Van Aken, H ^g   Ickx, B ^h   Ritter, L ⁱ   Hulstaert, F ^j  

^a Centre Hospitalaire   (Belgium)

^b Heilig Hartklmiek   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^e Algemeen Ziekenhuis Heilige Familie   (Belgium)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

ⁱ INTERNATIONAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^j Sandoz Pharma   (Belgium)

^k CHU Andre Vesale   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Serotonin antagonist, tropisetron; Vomiting, antiemetics; Vomiting, nausea

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; TROPISETRON;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; VERTIGO; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

EID: 9044240858     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.1.54     Document Type: Article

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