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 postopera...

conclusions administration of intravenous ketamine at a dosage of 0.5 mg/kg immediately after anesthesia induction had a preventive effect on shivering intensity without hemodynamic alterations in children undergoing general anesthesia for tonsillectomy. results with regards to the demographic and surgical data, no significant differences between the two study groups were observed (p ≥ 0.05). s...

Background and Objectives: To compare the efficacy of three surgical methods in tonsillectomy patients; combination monopolar bipolar diathermy (diathermy), coblation dissection using Evac (coblation), Harmonic scalpel assisted (harmonic). Materials Methods: Ninety-seven patients underwent a single institute between January 2020 May 2021. Postoperative pain was evaluated visual analogue scale (...

Purpose Few data exist on combining pediatric surgical procedures under a single general anesthetic encounter (general anesthesia). We compared perioperative outcomes of combining dental surgical procedures with tonsillectomy during one anesthetic vs separate encounters. Methods We classified elective tonsillectomy ± adenoidectomy and restorative dentistry as combined (group C) or separate (g...

Several complications can be related to surgical approaches of head and neck regions. Among those, there are rare conditions such as pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous cervical emphysema. This study reports a case of a patient that developed pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema after undergoing tonsillectomy. In order to reduce these complications in surgical...

Background: Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure. There are several operative methods but the superiority of one over the other has not been clearly demonstrated. The aim of this study was to compare the morbidity associated with tonsillectomy using two different techniques for hemostasis – silk ligation versus diathermy. Material and Methods: This was an experimental study ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of postoperative secondary hemorrhage for tonsillectomy and submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (smUPPP). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective case series, the medical records of 404 patients who underwent tonsillectomy with unipolar electrocautery and smUPPP at our institution between January 2001 and December 2010 were re...

Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures for otolaryngologists. Although tonsillectomy procedures are common, like any surgical procedure, there are post-operative complaints and complications. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the pattern of post-operative pain in tonsillectomy using the harmonic scalpel (HS). 43 patients were entered into this study (13 me...