OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess the effects of levobupivacaine and of levobupivacaine + adrenaline administered during pediatric tonsillectomy on the postoperative period. METHODS A total of 90 patients between the ages of five and twelve were divided randomly into two groups before tonsillectomy: levobupivacaine only (0.5%) 0.4 mg·kg-1 or levobupivacaine (0.5%) 0.4 mg·kg-1 + adrenaline (1 : 20...

There are a multitude of techniques to undertake tonsillectomy, with hot techniques such as diathermy and coblation being associated with a higher risk of secondary haemorrhage. The UK National Prospective Tonsillectomy Audit (2004) advocated cold steel dissection and ties to be the gold standard. This prospective observational study investigates the trends in tonsillectomy techniques across Wa...

INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy is one of the most common procedures performed by Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeon. Usually, the procedure is carried out as an inpatient surgery. With the increasing need to reduce healthcare costs, spare precious hospital beds, and shorten elective surgery lists, there is currently a trend towards performing tonsillectomy on a daycare basis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A p...

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...

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adenotonsillectomy is one of the widely performed surgical procedures in children worldwide, but there continues to be no universally accepted “ideal” method tonsillectomy. This study aimed compare outcome coblation adenotonsillectomy versus microdebrider adenoidectomy with bipolar tonsillectomy terms efficacy and complication rate.</p>&lt...

A wide range of factor VIII and IX levels is observed in heterozygous carriers of hemophilia as well as in noncarriers. In female carriers, extreme lyonization may lead to low clotting factor levels. We studied the effect of heterozygous hemophilia carriership on the occurrence of bleeding symptoms. A postal survey was performed among most of the women who were tested for carriership of hemophi...

OBJECTIVE To compare cold dissection to monopolar tonsillectomy in terms of operative time, intraoperative bleeding, post operative bleeding, and pain. METHODS The study included 100 children who underwent tonsillectomy between January 2002 and January 2004. This study was carried out at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patients were randomly selected to h...

AMAÇ: Bu çalışmada tonsillektomi sonrası kanayan hastaların özelliklerini belirlemek ve bu hastalara yaklaşımlarımızı araştırmak amaçlanmıştır.GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: çalışmamızda kanama ile kliniğimize başvuran 29 hastanın kayıtları geriye dönük incelendi. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet, ameliyattan sonra kaçıncı gün kanadığı, laboratuvar parametreleri, sebepleri, uygulanan cerrahi teknik müdahale yöntemle...