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 information on operation time, intraoperative blood lo...

BACKGROUND Pain control in children is still a therapeutic dilemma. Preschool patients are affected from undesirable effects of postoperative pain more than adults. Tonsillectomy is associated with a high incidence of postoperative pain, not only complicating the recovery, but also delaying patients discharge. OBJECTIVES Despite employing different surgical and anesthetic strategies in post-t...

BACKGROUND Initial validation and feasibility of the Post-Operative Quality of Recovery Scale (PQRS) was published in 2010. Ongoing validation includes studies to determine whether this scale can discriminate differences in recovery in similar patients having different surgery. METHODS A prospective observational study included 89 patients undergoing nasal surgery and 46 patients undergoing t...

Introduction: Microdebrider intracapsular tonsillectomy is a relatively recent surgical procedure used to treat various tonsil and adenoid disorders. Unlike traditional tonsillectomies, which involve the complete removal of tonsils, this technique uses high-speed rotation remove only diseased tissue, allowing for more precise while preserving surrounding healthy tissue. This has gained populari...

OBJECTIVE To compare the estimated cost-effectiveness of childhood (adeno)tonsillectomy vs medical therapy for recurrent sore throats from the intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with that modeled on the recorded timing of surgical interventions as observed in all participants irrespective of their original group allocation. STUDY DESIGN A pragmatic RCT (t...

BACKGROUND Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide, especially for children. Oral honey administration following tonsillectomy in pediatric cases may reduce the need for analgesics via relieving postoperative pain. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of honey on the incidence and severity of postope...

Objective: To determine the incidence of complications in patients undergoing tonsillectomy at lady reading hospital Peshawar. Material and methods: This descriptive prospective study was carried out at the department of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2010.In these 2 years duration 4557 tonsillectomi...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To review malpractice cases involving complications following tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis at a tertiary medical center of jury verdict reports within the LexisNexis (Dayton, OH) database submitted after tonsillectomy malpractice cases. METHODS The LexisNexis MEGA Jury Verdicts and Settlements database was reviewed from 1984 through 2010 for compl...

Tonsillectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in children. In the management of the pediatric airway for general anesthesia different adjuncts can be used such as endotracheal tube (ETT) and laryngeal mask airway (LMA). There are no agreed national guidelines or consensus in the United Kingdom (UK) for the selection of airway adjuncts in pediatric tonsillectomy, theref...

We conducted a large-scale retrospective study to compare the surgical efficacy, practical utility, safety, and costeffectiveness of ultrasonic harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy, hot electrocautery, and cold surgical dissection. We based our findings on the length of operating time, complication rates, the length of hospital stay for patients with complications, and relative costs. We then compare...