Steroids for improving recovery following tonsillectomy in children

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Steward, David L ^a   Grisel, Jedidiah ^a   Meinzen Derr, Jareen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Cincinnati Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; STEROID; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONVALESCENCE; DIET; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055095710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003997.pub2     Document Type: Review

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