Oral rinses, mouthwashes and sprays for improving recovery following tonsillectomy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Fedorowicz, Zbys ^a   van Zuuren, Esther J ^b   Nasser, Mona ^c   Carter, Ben ^d   Al Langawi, Jassim H ^e  

^a Bahrain Branch   (Bahrain)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e AMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MOUTHWASH; PLACEBO; AEROSOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BENZYDAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL SPRAY; PAIN INTENSITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AEROSOL; META ANALYSIS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BENZYDAMINE; CHILD; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MOUTHWASHES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84898728180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007806.pub4     Document Type: Review

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