Preoperative screening for coagulation disorders in children undergoing adenoidectomy (AT) and tonsillectomy (TE): Does it prevent bleeding complications?

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 334-339

  Eisert, Susanne ^a   Hovermann, M ^a   Bier, H ^b   Gobel U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Postoperative hemorrhage; Preoperative coagulation screening; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 33845244567     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-942278     Document Type: Article

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