Post-operative pain control with topical steroid injection after hot dissection tonsillectomy

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1038-1040

  Liu, Chih Ming ^a   Su, Chih Ying ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Injection, topical; Pain; Tonsillectomy; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029806466     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100135704     Document Type: Article

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