Steroid therapy for post-tonsillectomy symptoms in adults: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 365-367

  Al Shehri, Ali Maeed ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Post operative morbidity; Randomized controlled trial; Saudi Arabia; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TONSILLECTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 5744224688     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.365     Document Type: Article

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