Argon plasma coagulation versus cold dissection tonsillectomy in adults: a clinical prospective randomized study

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 384-387

  Ferri, Emanuele ^a   Armato, Enrico ^a   Capuzzo, Paolo ^a  

^a Hospital of Dolo (Venice)   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD DISSECTION TONSILLECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35548962892     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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