Journal Reviews

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Infection and other factors influencing post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage

8 January 2024 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Peritonsillar Abscess, Postoperative Complication, Postoperative Haemorrhage, Surgical Wound Infection, Tonsillectomy, Tonsillitis

In this detailed narrative review article, the authors have addressed several factors which could be related to postoperative bleeding after tonsillectomy. As regards to microbiology, the significance of micro-organisms present both on surface and within the tonsils is emphasised and...

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Is there evidence to support early discharge of patients with tonsillitis, quinsy and epistaxis?

6 September 2021 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Epistaxis, Peritonsillar Abscess, Tonsillitis

The COVID-19 pandemic, with its unprecedented pressures on the NHS, demands changes in the management of common ENT emergencies. In this review article, information has been gleaned from 22 relevant articles on how this can be done. The Portsmouth tonsillitis...