A preliminary randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of saline douching following endoscopic sinus surgery

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 462-465

  Freeman, S R M ^a,b   Sivayoham, E S G ^a   Jepson, K ^a   De Carpentier, J ^a  

^a LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE POLYP; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; NASAL POLYPS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHINITIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SINUSITIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53849134134     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01806.x     Document Type: Article

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