Postoperative tonsillectomy pain in pediatric patients: Electrocautery (Hot) vs cold dissection and snare tonsillectomy - A randomized trial

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 837-841

  Nunez, Desmond A ^a,c   Provan, Janice ^a   Crawford, Michael ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033940890     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.126.7.837     Document Type: Article

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