Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 528-533 , April 2009

Pretreatment of Patients Requiring Oral Contrast Abdominal Computed Tomography With Antiemetics: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Efficacy

Received 26 February 2008 ,Revised 27 May 2008 ,Accepted 3 June 2008.

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 Supervising editor: Steven M. Green, MD

 Author contributions: GG was responsible for study concept and design. GG, DB, JC, and RT acquired the data. GG, AJS, DB, and HCT analyzed and interpreted the data. GG drafted the article. GG, AJS, and HCT were responsible for critical revision of the article for important intellectual content. HCT provided statistical expertise. JC and RT were responsible for administrative, technical, and material support. GG supervised the study. GG takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Publication dates: Available online July 19, 2008.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(08)00911-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.06.003

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 528-533 , April 2009

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