Determination of optimum dosage of intraoperative single dose dexamethasone in pediatric tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1513-1515

  Karaman, Murat ^a   Ilhan, Adem Emre ^a   Dereci, Gökçe ^b   Tek, Arman ^c  

^a UMRANIYE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakit Gureba Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Haydarpa a Numune Research and Education Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Dosage; Intraoperative; Morbidity; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 70349498795     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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