Coblation versus other surgical techniques for tonsillectomy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Burton, Martin J ^a   Doree, C ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Catheter ablation adverse effects; *methods ; Pain, postoperative *prevention control ; Postoperative hemorrhage *prevention control ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSURGERY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHOMA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849004522     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004619.pub2     Document Type: Review

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