Day-case tonsillectomy - Is it appropriate?

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 504-511

  Pringle, M B ^a   Cosford, E ^b   Beasley, P ^b   Brightwell, A P ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Day case surgery; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWSINESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 0030512293     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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