Introduction: Tonsillectomy is frequently performed surgical procedure. There are several different methods with varied advantages and disadvantages. In spite of the techniques available there no consensus definite evidence for best method. The most commonly conventional dissection bipolar electrocauterization methods.
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Tonsillectomy represents one of the main surgical procedures for the otolaryngologist, with haemorrhage being the most common postoperative. The objective of this study was to determine the post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage rate, and relate the surgical technique, diagnosis and patient age. METHODS This was a retrospective study, from April 2012 to January 2014, cover...

OBJECTIVE To analyze variation in tonsillectomy procedure rates between health care system types around the world. STUDY DESIGN International database analysis. METHODS The 2015 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Health Statistics surgical procedures database was used to ascertain tonsillectomy procedure volumes for 31 countries. Each country's health system type ...

BACKGROUND Although commonly performed, tonsillectomy is not necessarily a low-risk procedure for litigation. We have reviewed malpractice claims involving fatal and nonfatal injuries following tonsillectomy with an emphasis on anesthesia- and opioid-related claims and their characteristics. METHODS Tonsillectomy-related malpractice claims and jury verdict reports from the United States (US) ...

INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions in children. In the following, indications, preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques and postoperative complications will be discussed. METHODS Literature search in PubMed (National Library of Medicine) focusing on publications in German or English up to June 2008. RESULTS Indications are selected ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether administration of dexamethasone during tonsillectomy is associated with a dose-dependent increased rate of postoperative tonsillectomy hemorrhage. DESIGN Retrospective review of 2788 children and adolescents who underwent tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy for sleep-disordered breathing or infectious tonsillitis and received perioperative dexamethasone bet...

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 ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background : coblation tonsillectomy is a new surgical technique and demands further research to be proven as a suitable and standard method of tonsillectomy. this study compares coblation and traditional tonsillectomy techniques in view of their advantages and complications. methods : in a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial inform...

Tonsillectomy is the most common surgery performed by an ENT surgeon & it is the most risky surgery as its complications are sometime life threatening. So far not much effort has been focused in training the junior residents in tonsillectomy using the models, like temporal bone dissection for ear surgeries, whereas lot of live ENT surgical workshop are conducted other than tonsillectomy to trai...

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is the most commonly performed surgeries in otolaryngology. Despite evolution surgical and anaesthetic techniques, pain bleeding are still important complications. This study was done to compare following tonsillectomy using monopolar bipolar cautery techniques our population. Methods: It a prospective, longitudinal over period of one year at Gandaki Medical College,...