Dilute adrenaline infiltration and reduced blood loss in reduction mammaplasty

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Thomas, Sunil S ^a,b   Srivastava, Shekhar ^a   Nancarrow, Jeffrey D ^a   Mohmand, Mohammed H ^a  

^a Wordsley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032776774     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199902000-00003     Document Type: Article

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