Acupuncture instead of codeine for tonsillectomy pain in children
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Acupuncture instead of codeine for tonsillectomy pain in children.
OBJECTIVES Severe throat pain can result from tonsillectomy and last up to 10 days in children. Codeine elixir has long been used for pain relief, but has recently been banned by the Food and Drug Administration due to a recently recognized risk of death. We explored acupuncture as an alternative means of pain relief for children and adolescents after tonsillectomy. METHODS This was a retrosp...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0165-5876
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.10.008