Background: Post-transplant recurrent nephritis is the third common complication that leads to graft loss, which affects the long-term graft survival of kidney transplant patients. Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common for recurrent nephritis, with a recurrence rate of 13–53%. In this study, 12 patients diagnosed with recurrent IgAN were divided into two groups, one which under...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of postoperative secondary hemorrhage for tonsillectomy and submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (smUPPP). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective case series, the medical records of 404 patients who underwent tonsillectomy with unipolar electrocautery and smUPPP at our institution between January 2001 and December 2010 were re...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of the 2011 American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery guidelines with perioperative care processes and outcomes in children undergoing tonsillectomy. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of otherwise healthy children undergoing tonsillectomy between January 2009 and January 2013 at 29 US children's hospitals participating in...

BACKGROUND Adenoidectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children in the United States. Indications for adenoidectomy include chronic or recurrent otitis media, as well as subjective upper airway obstructive symptoms such as nasal obstruction with chronic mouth breathing, snoring, chronic rhinitis, and chronic or recurrent sinusitis. When the indication includes obstr...

Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effect of cold diet and diet at room temperature on post-tonsillectomy pain in children.   Materials and Methods: In the present study a total of 120 children within the age range of 4-12 years who underwent tonsillectomy were randomly assigned to two groups, namely group C with a cold-served diet and group room temperaturewith a room-tempera...

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. The relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. One method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The study aims to reconcile conflicting published reports regarding the clinical efficacy of a single intraoperative dose of dexamethasone in reducing post-tonsillectomy morbidity. STUDY DESIGN Systematic overview (meta-analysis). METHODS To critically evaluate the existing evidence, we performed a formal meta-analysis of eight double-blinded, randomized, placebo-contr...

BACKGROUND The goal of the study was to evaluate the incidence and possible predictive factors of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) in patients with peritonsillar abscess, treated by acute abscess tonsillectomy. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed on 205 patients who underwent bilateral abscess tonsillectomy under general anesthesia. Age, sex, smoking habits, history of recur...

OBJECTIVES Traditionally secondary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage has been thought to be due to post-operative infection and as such is treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The aim of this study was to identify clinical evidence of infection in patients with secondary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage that might justify the use of antibiotics in these patients. DESIGN Prospective data collec...

OBJECTIVE To compare the rate, severity, need for intervention, and blood transfusion requirement in post-tonsillectomy bleeding following the use of either cold dissection or the monopolar microdissection needle method. METHODS A prospective randomized study conducted at Abha Private Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on patients undergoing tonsillectomy between June 2006 and December ...