Evaluating the effects of oral prednisolone on recovery after tonsillectomy: A prospective, double-blind, randomized trial

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2000-2004

  Palme, Carsten E ^a,b   Tomasevic, Predrag ^a   Pohl, David V ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Otolaryngology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Postoperative pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT;

EID: 0033635425     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200012000-00003     Document Type: Article

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