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- Title
Dexamethasone and postoperative bleeding risk after adenotonsillectomy in children.
- Authors
Ahmed, Kamran A.; Dreher, Mary Ellen; King, Rebecca F.; Flick, Randall; Marienau, Mary E. S.; Schears, Gregory J.; Orvidas, Laura J.
- Abstract
The article present a study which investigates the impact of dexamethasone on postoperative bleeding risk after adenotonsillectomy in children. The study performed a telephone surveys and a 30-day postoperative visit in 122 patients. The result of the study indicates that there is no increased risk of bleeding following adenotonsillectomy with the use of dexamethasone.
- Subjects
DEXAMETHASONE; HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL complications; TELEPHONE surveys; KETAMINE
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2011, Vol 121, Issue 5, p1060
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/lary.21554