Efficacy of sucralfate in the postoperative management of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A double-blind, randomized, controlled study

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1082-1085

  Zodpe, Prakash ^a   Cho, Jae Gu ^a   Kang, Hee Joon ^a   Hwang, Soon Jae ^a   Lee, Heung Man ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 33750155548     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.132.10.1082     Document Type: Article

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