Randomized study comparing postoperative pain between coblation and bipolar scissor tonsillectomy

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 817-820

  Hasan, Hanna ^a   Raitiola, Hannu ^b   Chrapek, Wojciech ^b   Pukander, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bipolar scissors; Coblation; Electrosurgery; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CODEINE PLUS PARACETAMOL; FENTANYL; KETOPROFEN; PANACOD;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR SCISSOR TONSILLECTOMY; BLEEDING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONVALESCENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 44649125438     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0537-0     Document Type: Article

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