A randomized, controlled comparison between arnica and steroids in the management of postrhinoplasty ecchymosis and edema

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 271-274

  Totonchi, Ali ^a   Guyuron, Bahman ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SINECCH; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARNICA; ECCHYMOSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISONE; PROBABILITY; RHINOPLASTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250740985     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000264397.80585.bd     Document Type: Article

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