ABO blood type as a risk factor for secondary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 729-732

  Leonard, David S ^a   Fenton, John E ^a   Hone, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blood type; Haemorrhage; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP O; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TONSILLECTOMY; TREND STUDY; BLOOD;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 79952019376     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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