Risk factors for post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 773-777

  Akin, Rikke Christina ^a   Holst, René ^b   Schousboe, Lars Peter ^a  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Bleeding; Gender; Infection; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862515597     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2012.660545     Document Type: Article

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