Tumescent steroid infiltration reduces postoperative eye closure after craniofacial surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Choi, Wai Ting ^a   Greensmith, Andrew L ^a   Chatdokmaiprai, Chalermpong ^a   Holmes, Anthony D ^a   Meara, John G ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYALURONIDASE; ROPIVACAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; EYE SWELLING; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; EDEMA; EYELID; PLASTIC SURGERY; SCALP; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLEPHARITIS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; EDEMA; EYELIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCALP; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 48049124366     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31817745d3     Document Type: Letter

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