Dexamethasone and postoperative bleeding risk after adenotonsillectomy in children

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1060-1061

  Ahmed, Kamran A ^c   Dreher, Mary Ellen ^a   King, Rebecca F ^a   Flick, Randall ^a   Marienau, Mary E S ^b   Schears, Gregory J ^a   Orvidas, Laura J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo School of Health Sciences   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; dexamethasone

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; KETAMINE; PLACEBO;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL RISK;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 79955533699     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21554     Document Type: Short Survey

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