Post-tonsillectomy late haemorrhage: Is it a preferably night-time event?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 713-716

  D'Agostino, Roberto ^a   Tarantino, Vincenzo ^a   Calevo, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Children; Post operative late haemorrhage; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COSMOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 63349084726     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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