A prospective randomized single-blind trial comparing ultrasonic scalpel tonsillectomy with tonsillectomy by blunt dissection in a pediatric age group

M.O. Oko; I. Ganly; S. Loughran; W.A. Clement; D. Young; N.K. Geddes

doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2005.08.002

A prospective randomized single-blind trial comparing ultrasonic scalpel tonsillectomy with tonsillectomy by blunt dissection in a pediatric age group

M.O. Oko, I. Ganly, S. Loughran, W.A. Clement, D. Young, N.K. Geddes

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Abstract

This article was written to determine if there was a difference in postoperative pain and dietary intake when comparing ultrasonic scalpel (US) with blunt dissection tonsillectomy (BD) in children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	579-584
Number of pages	5
Journal	Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume	133
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2005.08.002
Publication status	Published - Oct 2005

Keywords

tonsillectomy
scalpel
ultrasonic scalpel
dissection
blunt dissection
postoperative pain

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