The effect of dexamethasone on post-tonsillectomy nausea, vomiting and bleeding
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The effect of dexamethasone on post-tonsillectomy nausea, vomiting and bleeding.
UNLABELLED It has been stated, that the administration of Dexamethasone has an impact on the morbidity following tonsillectomy. OBJECTIVE To re-calculate the blood values for Dexamethasone when given as fixed doses and to evaluate the effect of Dexamethasone on post-operative nausea, vomiting and bleeding rates following tonsillectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The charts of 272 children (2-15 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1808-8686
DOI: 10.1590/s1808-86942011000300017