Journal Reviews

A comparison of cold dissection, coblation and diode laser tonsillectomy

1 May 2016 | | Lasers, Pediatrics, Tonsillectomy

Excellence in tonsillectomy is based on the time taken, blood loss and rapid recovery with minimal pain. In this study, 120 children underwent tonsillectomy by three methods, namely cold dissection, coblation and diode laser dissection in three randomly allocated groups...

Influence of atmospheric conditions on post tonsillectomy secondary haemorrhage

1 March 2016 | | Australia, Emergency Service, Hemorrhage, Hospital, Humans, Humidity, Hydrostatic Pressure, Otolaryngology, Seasons, Temperature, Tonsillectomy, Vapor Pressure

Haemostasis in epistaxis and a good few other conditions outside the field of otolaryngology seem to be affected by the weather. It is generally thought that dry and hot environment encourages secondary post tonsillectomy haemorrhage. Variations in water vapour pressure,...

Long-term outcomes after (adeno) tonsillectomy

1 November 2015 | | Tonsillectomy, Adenotonsillectomy, T-14, Outcome, Paediatric, Throat

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are used increasingly to fill an ‘evidence gap’ where healthcare rationing threatens particular treatments. Tonsillectomy is a long-established and effective treatment for recurrent tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children. The T-14 outcome measure examines...

Risk factors for post tonsillectomy bleeds

1 November 2014 | | Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck | Bleeding, Postoperative hemorrhage, Reoperation, Tonsillectomy

This paper reviews post-tonsillectomy bleeding in 692 patients and attempts to tease out risk factors. The overall bleed rate of 11.6% seems very high. The return to theatre rate was 2.6%. The paper identifies male patients and adult patients as...

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