Ligasure versus diathermy scissors tonsillectomy: A controlled randomized study

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1180-1184

  Attner, Per ^a   Hemlin, Claes ^b   Söderman, Anne Charlotte Hessén ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haemhorrhage; Haemostasis; Peroperative blood loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DIATHERMY SCISSORS TONSILLECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIGASURE TONSILLECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956636657     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016481003702544     Document Type: Article

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