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Is the routine pressure dressing after thyroidectomy necessary? A prospective randomized controlled study
BACKGROUND: An acute complication of thyroidectomy is fatal hematoma, which can produce an upper airway obstruction needing immediate intubation or tracheostomy. After neck surgery, we usually apply a pressure dressing with a non-woven, adhesive fabric to reduce bleeding and fluid collection at the...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2279104/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18366712 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6815-8-1 |