Guillotine versus dissection tonsillectomy: Randomised, controlled trial

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1142-1149

  Frampton, S J ^a   Award, M J ^a   Sunkaraneni, V S ^b   Ismail Koch, H ^b   Sheppard, Z A ^c   Salib, R J ^b   Jain, P K ^a  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Pain, Postoperative; Postoperative Complications; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; GUILLOTINE TONSILLECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TONSILLECTOMY;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATINE TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867826026     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221511200196X     Document Type: Article

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