The effect of local injection of epinephrine and bupivacaine on post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 25, Issue 73, 2013, Pages 209-213

  Bameshki, Ali Reza ^a   Razban, Marzieh ^a   Khadivi, Ehsan ^b   Razavi, Majid ^a   Bakhshaee, Mehdi ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Bupivacaine; Epinephrine; Post tonsillectomy; Post tonsillectomy pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ODYNOPHAGIA; OTALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP QUALITY; SURGICAL SPONGE; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 84903640956     PISSN: 22517251     EISSN: 2251726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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