Patient satisfaction survey of outpatient-based topical local anesthetic KTP laser inferior turbinectomy: A prospective study

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-202

  Orabi, Ahmad A ^a,b   Sen, Aloke ^a   Timms, Michael S ^a   Morar, Pradeep ^a  

^a EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inferior turbinate; KTP laser; Laser surgery; Outpatient; Outpatient surgery; Topical local anesthetic; Treatment outcome; Turbinectomy

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOSMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RHINORRHEA; SCORING SYSTEM; SNEEZING; TELEPHONE; TURBINATE; VASOMOTOR RHINITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; TURBINATES;

EID: 34249799928     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3004     Document Type: Article

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