A randomized trial of Rapid Rhino Riemann and Telfa nasal packs following endoscopic sinus surgery

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-32

  Cruise, A S ^a,b   Amonoo Kuofi, K ^a   Srouji, I ^a   Kanagalingam, J ^a   Georgalas, C ^a   Patel, N N ^a   Badia, L ^a   Lund, V J ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; NOSE; NOSE POLYP; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; NOSE DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARANASAL SINUSES; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645091215     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2006.01122.x     Document Type: Article

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