A pilot randomized controlled trial of coblation tonsillectomy versus dissection tonsillectomy with bipolar diathermy haemostasis

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-267

  Mitic, S ^a   Tvinnereim, M ^b   Lie, E ^a   Saltyte B J ^c,d  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Eurosleep   (Norway)

^c Helse Øst Health Services Research Center   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DIATHERMY HEMOSTASIS; BLEEDING; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIET; DISSECTION TONSILLECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MORBIDITY; NURSE; NUTRITION; OPERATION DURATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANALGESICS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547132778     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2007.01468.x     Document Type: Article

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