Tisseel to reduce postparotidectomy wound drainage: Randomized, prospective, controlled trial

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-39

  Maharaj, Mitra ^a   Diamond, Chris ^a   Williams, David ^a   Seikaly, Hadi ^a   Harris, Jeff ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drain; Fibrin glue; Parotid; Parotidectomy; Seroma; Tisseel; Wound drainage

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROTIDECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROMA; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROMA;

EID: 33645026420     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.4032     Document Type: Article

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