The admission of patients with peri-tonsillar abscess to a general ENT ward and its influence on secondary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-50

  Lee, M S W ^a   Montague, M L ^a   Hussain, S S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Hospital acquired infection; Peri tonsillar abscess; Post tonsillectomy haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NURSE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0037291028     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2003.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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