Child behavior and quality of life before and after tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1254-1262

  Ericsson, Elisabeth ^a,b   Lundeborg, Inger ^b   Hultcrantz, Elisabeth ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Postoperative pain; Quality of life; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; PARACETAMOL;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; SORE THROAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATINE TONSIL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOSURGERY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651160316     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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