Preoperative antibiotics and steroids in vestibular schwannoma excision

Laryngoscope

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1081-1083

  Welling, D Bradley ^a   Thomas, Robert ^a   Slater, Patrick ^a   Daniels, Robert L ^a   Goodman, Joseph H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic neuroma; antibiotics; outcome study; steroids; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENINGITIS; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033022595     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199907000-00013     Document Type: Article

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