Pain and safety in otorhinolaryngologic procedures under local anesthesia

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 851-855

  Aydil, Utku ^a   Yilmaz, Metin ^a   Akyildiz, Ilker ^a   Bayazit, Yildirim ^a   Keseroglu, Kemal ^a   Ceylan, Alper ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Local anesthesia; Otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures; Pain; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYRINGOPLASTY; NOCICEPTION; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; ORAL BIOPSY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEDATION; SOMNOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64349087686     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.OA0191     Document Type: Article

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