Hemorrhage Following Tonsillectomy
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Intensity of hemorrhage following tonsillectomy.
BACKGROUND/AIM Although post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage is one of the most frequent and potentially life-threatening complications, there is no generally accepted classification of post-operative bleeding intensity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intensity of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage according to the five-grade classification. METHODS A total of 408 consecutive patients, aged 2 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1914
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm191404021701414