Steroids for reducing post-tonsillectomy morbidity

Kuwait Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-215

  Alajmi, Monther Ali ^a   Al Noumas, Hamoud Saud ^a   Al Abdulhadi, Kalid A ^a   Kavitha, Gopalan ^a  

^a Al Sabah and Zain Hospital   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Post operative morbidity; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROFINAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TONSILLECTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 69749107111     PISSN: 00235776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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