Departmental audit of tonsillectomy haemorrhage rates: Pitfalls in interpretation

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-265

  Hamid, W A Abdel ^a   Flood, L M ^b   Martin, F W ^b  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Haemorrhage; Informed Consent; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 34249714183     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106002696     Document Type: Article

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