Ondasetron versus haloperidol for the treatment of postcardiotomy delirium: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study
Authors:
- Georgios I TagarakisGTGeorgios I Tagarakis
- Christos VoucharasCVChristos Voucharas
- Fani TsolakiFTFani Tsolaki
- Marios E DaskalopoulosMDMarios E Daskalopoulos
- Vassilios PapaliagkasVassilios Papaliagkas
- Charalampos ParisisCPCharalampos Parisis
- Eleni GogakiEGEleni Gogaki
- Ιlias TsagalasΙTΙlias Tsagalas
- Ιlias SataitidisΙSΙlias Sataitidis
- Magda TsolakiMTMagda Tsolaki
- Nikolaos B TsilimingasNTNikolaos B Tsilimingas
Open Access
- 21 March 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Vol. 7 (1) , 25
Abstract
To investigate the controlling efficacy of ondasetron and haloperidol in regard to the postcardiotomy delirium.Keywords
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