Significant post-tonsillectomy pain is associated with increased risk of hemorrhage

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 776-781

  Sarny, Stephanie ^a   Habermann, Walter ^a   Ossimitz, Guenther ^b   Stammberger, Heinz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hemorrhage; Pain; Pain type; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84871560688     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941212101202     Document Type: Article

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