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Abstract Introduction Tonsillectomies are one of the most commonly performed procedures., with particular leading tertiary paediatric centre performing 1,067 tonsillectomies within last year. Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage is a considerable complication to further primary care costs, readmission, and surgical intervention. Previous national audits have suggested that post-tonsillectomy rates be...

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedure in world performed by Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon. Over past decade, there has been progress techniques for tonsillectomy, yet pain bleeding after tonsillectomy remain important complications. With increasing need to reduce healthcare costs developing countries, currently a trend towards performing on daycare basis this s...

Aims: Secondary bleeding after tonsillectomy is an unavoidable. If it leads to a life-threatening event, it is likely to be associated with a malpractice claim against the surgeon. Very few reports have addressed this event from a medicolegal point of view. Therefore, the present report aimed to investigate litigations following secondary Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage leading to death or life-t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the dissection and diathermy methods of tonsillectomy and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages during surgery and convalescence. METHODS AND SETTING Patients who had tonsillectomy at Aga Khan University Hospital, between January 1994-December 1997. RESULTS Four year retrospective analysis was done of 200 patients who underwent tonsillectomy by either electrocaute...

OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS To report data on death or permanent disability after tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Electronic mail survey. METHODS A 32-question survey was disseminated via the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery electronic newsletter. Recipients were queried regarding adverse events after tonsillectomy, capturing demographic data, risk factors, and detailed descrip...

BACKGROUND Pediatric sleep disordered breathing is often caused by hypertrophy of the tonsils and is commonly managed by tonsillectomy. There is controversy regarding which postsurgical analgesic agents are safe and efficacious. METHODS This prospective randomized clinical trial recruited children who had sleep disordered breathing who were scheduled for tonsillectomy +/- adenoid removal. Par...

OBJECTIVES To compare postoperative complication rates after dissection tonsillectomy in patients operated by outpatient surgery and patients operated by inpatient surgery. POPULATION AND METHODS A prospective, single-centre, observational study was conducted over a period of 1 year. Dissection tonsillectomy was performed in 103 patients (mean age: 4 years) between September 2011 and Septembe...