Randomised comparative study of adenotonsillectomy by conventional and coblation method for children with obstructive sleep apnoea

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 816-821

  Paramasivan, Vijaya Krishnan ^a   Arumugam, Senthil Vadivu ^a   Kameswaran, Mohan ^a  

^a Madras ENT Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Coblation; Dissection method; Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COBLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATINE TONSIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861459112     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.02.049     Document Type: Article

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