Anesthesia & Analgesia · 1974 · 39 citations · 0 references
MedicinePharmacotherapySurgeryAnesthesiaGeneral AnesthesiaPerioperative PharmacologyAnesthesia SafetyAnesthetic PharmacologyAntiemetic PharmacologyGeneral Anesthetic AgentsAbdominal HysterectomyAntiemetic ResponseDroperidol ProphylaxisProphylactic Antiemetic Regimens
In a double-blind controlled study of 41 patients undergoing hysterectomy during ether anesthesia, 5 mg. of droperidol was found to provide safe and statistically significant antiemetic effect during the first 12 postoperative hours.