Standardization of reporting post-tonsillectomy bleeding

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 277-282

  Walner, David L ^a   Karas, Anatoli ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Postoperative hemorrhage; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY LIGATION; CAUTERIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDLINE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84876131004     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941312200411     Document Type: Article

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