Nasal fractures: A study comparing local and general anaesthesia techniques

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 396-399

  Rajapakse, Yosanta ^a   Courtney, Mark ^a   Bialostocki, Adam ^b   Duncan, Gary ^b   Morrissey, Graham ^a  

^a Cap Coast and District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^b Wellington Regional Plastic   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Complications; Fracture; Nose; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NOSE FRACTURE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL WARD;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL BONE; NASAL SEPTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOPLASTY;

EID: 0041845272     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02615.x     Document Type: Article

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