Thermal welding versus cold knife tonsillectomy: A prospective randomized study

This is a prospective randomized study conducted in a group of children who underwent two methods of tonsillectomy: thermal welding or cold knife tonsillectomy. Parameters, such as postoperative pain scores, intraoperative blood loss, operation time, and postoperative bleeding rates, were analyzed t...

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Main Authors: Metin Yilmaz, Mehmet Duzlu, Tolgahan Catli, Selin Ustun, Alper Ceylan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-05-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X11001434