A prospective randomized single-blind trial comparing ultrasonic scalpel tonsillectomy with tonsillectomy by blunt dissection in a pediatric age group

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 579-584

  Oko, Michael O ^a   Ganly, Ian ^a   Loughran, Sean ^a   Clement, W Andrew ^a   Young, David ^b   Geddes, Neil K ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLUNT DISSECTION TONSILLECTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC SCALPEL TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EATING; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 26444513560     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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