Are adjuvant therapies for tonsillectomy evidence based?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 614-619

  Dhiwakar, M ^a,b   Brown, P M ^a  

^a MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Great Britain; Questionnaires; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZYDAMINE; BUPIVACAINE; COCODAMOL; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIATHERMY; DISSECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SEDATION; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23444449484     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215054516223     Document Type: Article

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