KTP/532 laser tonsillectomy – a potential day-case procedure

The science in day-case tonsillectomy

Guidelines published by the Royal College of Surgeons of England for day-case surgery in 1985 conclude that removal of tonsils and adenoids is unlikely to be satisfactorily performed as a day-case procedure due to the risk of reactionary haemorrhage. Removal of tonsils and adenoids is one of the commonest operations, 80 970 having been performed in 1985 in England and Wales’ with an average inp...

Tonsillectomy: a simple surgical procedure?

The current controversial issue is focused on pediatric tonsillectomy, a surgical procedure that is learned early during specialist training and performed by almost all otolaryngologists worldwide. Besides being the most frequent ENT surgery, it is also one of the most frequently performed pediatric surgeries. Having said this, it becomes clear that tonsillectomy must be a simple procedure not ...

Day-case tonsillectomy: practical solution or practical impossibility.

The use of day case surgery is on the rise. In order to improve efficiency and reduce cost, it has been proposed that tonsillectomy could be undertaken as a day-case procedure in Ireland. A retrospective, chart-based study was carried out. The medical and social criteria of all patients who underwent tonsillectomy during a twelve-month period were evaluated. Individual, local and national facto...

Insertion of permanent pacemakers as a day case procedure.

Prevalence of Post-tonsillectomy Bleeding as Day-case Surgery with Combination Method; Cold Dissection Tonsillectomy and Bipolar Diathermy Hemostasis

OBJECTIVE Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage remains an important factor in determining the safety of performing tonsillectomy as a day case procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the safety of day case tonsillectomy by using combination method, cold dissection tonsillectomy and bipolar diathermy hemostasis. METHODS A prospective randomized clinical study conducted on the patients who h...