Heamostasis in head and neck surgical procedures: Valsalva manoeuvre versus trendelenburg tilt

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 292-294

  Moumoulidis, I ^a   Del Pero, M Martinez ^a   Brennan, L ^b   Jani, P ^a  

^a Departments of Otolaryngology   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Teching Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down tilt; Haemostasis; Haemostatic technique; Head; Trendelenburg position; Valsalva manoeuvre

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; THYROIDECTOMY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; THYROIDECTOMY; VALSALVA MANEUVER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953632065     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12664192076412     Document Type: Article

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