The effect of fusafungine on post-operative pain and wound healing after pediatric tonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1023-1026

  Akbas, Yucel ^a,b   Pata, Yavuz Selim ^a   Unal, Murat ^a   Gorur, Kemal ^a   Micozkadioglu, Deniz ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Sabanci Apt D Blok 37/33 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fusafungine; Pain; Tonsillectomy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; FUSAFUNGINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TINGLING; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; XEROSTOMIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; AEROSOLS; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 3242780975     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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