Dexamethasone and postoperative bleeding after tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy in children: A meta-analysis of prospective studies

Laryngoscope

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1158-1164

  Shargorodsky, Josef ^a,b   Hartnick, Christopher J ^a,b   Lee, Gi Soo ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bleeding; dexamethasone; steroids; Tonsils

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84859924238     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21881     Document Type: Article

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