Does epinephrine infiltration in septoplasty make any difference? A double blind randomised controlled trial

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 264, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1175-1178

  Thevasagayam, Mahilravi ^a   Jindal, Mudit ^a,b   Allsop, Paul ^a   Oates, John ^a  

^a QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Epinephrine; Nasal septum; Vasoconstrictor agents

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; COCAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COCAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LIDOCAINE; NASAL SEPTUM; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RHINOPLASTY;

EID: 36649029594     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0339-4     Document Type: Article

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