Dexamethasone-odansetron combination in prevention of nausea and vomiting after strabismus surgery in children

Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-403

  Samarkandi, Abdulhamid H ^a   Riad, Waleed ^a   Altaf, Rana ^a   Fatani, Rashed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Children; Dexamethasone; Ondansetron; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Strabismus surgery

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRABISMUS;

EID: 9744285038     PISSN: 11101849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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