Postoperative pain following coblation tonsillectomy: Randomized clinical trial

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-229

  Polites, Nastasha ^a   Joniau, Sander ^a   Wabnitz, David ^a   Fassina, Rob ^a   Smythe, Clinton ^a   Varley, Paul ^a   Carney, A Simon ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coblation; Postoperative pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; DISSECTION; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 33645978732     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03700.x     Document Type: Article

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