Pediatric tonsillectomy: Post-operative morbidity comparing microsurgical bipolar dissection versus cold sharp dissection

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-317

  Lassaletta, Luis ^a   Martín, Gonzalo ^a   Villafruela, Miguel Angel ^a   Bolaños, Caridad ^a   Álvarez Vicent, Juan José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Diathermy; Postoperative pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIATHERMY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0030922808     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(97)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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