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Reducing Postoperative Pain from Tonsillectomy Using Monopolar Electrocautery by Cooling the Oropharynx

Objective Evaluate intraoperative cooling of the oropharynx to reduce postoperative pain in tonsillectomy using monopolar electrocautery. Methods Sixty-six patients, age 1 to 12 years, were selected for the study, 33 in the control group and 33 in the experimental group. After randomization, patient...

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Autores principales: Vieira, Lucas, Nissen, Leonardo, Sela, Gustavo, Amara, Yara, Fonseca, Vinicius
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Publicações Ltda 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25992083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1363783