Bipolar microdebrider may reduce intraoperative blood loss and operating time during nasal polyp surgery

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 336-344

  Kumar, Nishant ^a   Sindwani, Raj ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR MICRODEBRIDER; BLEEDING; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; MALE; NOSE POLYP; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867379680     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556131209100808     Document Type: Article

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