Electrocautery versus cold knife technique adenotonsillectomy: A cost analysis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 723-726

  O Lee, T J ^a   Rowe, Mark ^a,b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CA 92354 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANESTHESIA; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; COLD KNIFE TECHNIQUE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 7444236051     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.04.023     Document Type: Article

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