How safe is paediatric tonsillectomy?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 575-577

  Brown, Peter M ^a  

^a C/o The Saxon Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Disposable instruments; Hemorrhage; Hot surgical techniques; Safety; Tonsillectomy; vCJD

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIATHERMY; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRION DISEASES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 33344460982     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.12.006     Document Type: Editorial

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