Cold versus hot tonsillectomy: State of the art and recommendations

ORL

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 136-141

  Blanchford, Hannah ^a   Lowe, David ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coblation; Diathermy; Haemorrhage; Tonsillectomy, paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; COLD STEEL TONSILLECTOMY; DIATHERMY; HEMOSTASIS; HOT TONSILLECTOMY; HUMAN; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROAT SURGERY; TONSILLECTOMY;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883136172     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000342315     Document Type: Article

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