Systematic review of complications of tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 871-879

  Acevedo, Jason L ^a,b   Shah, Rahul K ^c,d   Brietzke, Scott E ^b,e  

^a Reynolds Army Community Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based medicine; partial tonsillectomy; sleep disordered breathing; tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROAT SURGERY; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLOTOMY;

ANALGESICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864746047     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812439017     Document Type: Article

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