Tamponade dressings may be unnecessary after haemorrhoidectomy: A randomised controlled clinical trial

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 395-400

  Langenbach, Mike Ralf ^a,b   Chondros, Stratos ^a   Sauerland, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b HELIOS St Elisabeth Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Haemorrhoidectomy; Postoperative pain; Randomised controlled trial; Surgical tampons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS BLEEDING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILLIGAN MORGAN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TAMPON; TAMPONADE DRESSING; WOUND CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRESSURE; TAMPONS, SURGICAL;

EID: 84896036332     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1800-z     Document Type: Article

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