Tonsillectomy in children. Preoperative evaluation of risk factors;Tonsillektomie bei kindern. Präoperative evaluation von risikofaktoren

Anaesthesist

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 499-504

  Stuck, B A ^a   Genzwurker H V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Coagulation disorder; Postoperative bleeding; Sleep related breathing disorder; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY;

CHILD; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 44149120489     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-008-1337-7     Document Type: Review

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