Diathermy power settings as a risk factor for hemorrhage after tonsillectomy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-28

  Lowe, David ^a   Cromwell, David A ^a,b   Lewsey, James D ^c   Copley, Lynn P ^a   Brown, Peter ^d   Yung, Matthew ^e   van der Meulen, Jan H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIATHERMY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 58149089156     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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