Laser-uvulopalatoplasty (LUPP) under local anesthesia: Effective, safe and comfortable

ORL

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-104

  Haraldsson, Per Olle ^a   Bredbacka, Sixten ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Laser uvulopalatoplasty; Local anesthesia; Pain; Sleep apnea; Snoring; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALATE DISEASE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SNORING; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0029939756     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276807     Document Type: Article

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