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Alternative strategies for drainage of peritonsillar abscess

  1. James Keir1,*,
  2. Robert Almeyda2,
  3. Duncan Bowyer3,
  4. Mark Wilbourn4,
  5. Martin J Burton5

Editorial Group: Cochrane Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006287

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Keir J, Almeyda R, Bowyer D, Wilbourn M, Burton MJ. Alternative strategies for drainage of peritonsillar abscess (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006287. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006287.

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  1. 1

    Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK

  2. 2

    Wexham Park Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Slough, Berks, UK

  3. 3

    St John's Hospital at Howden, Department of Otolaryngology, Livingston, West Lothian, UK

  4. 4

    Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, UK

  5. 5

    Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oxford, UK

*James Keir, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. jameskeir@hotmail.com.

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  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To assess the effectiveness of needle aspiration, incision and drainage and abscess tonsillectomy for the initial treatment of peritonsillar abscess.

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