Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effect of cold diet and diet at room temperature on post-tonsillectomy pain in children.   Materials and Methods: In the present study a total of 120 children within the age range of 4-12 years who underwent tonsillectomy were randomly assigned to two groups, namely group C with a cold-served diet and group room temperaturewith a room-tempera...

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. The relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. One method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The study aims to reconcile conflicting published reports regarding the clinical efficacy of a single intraoperative dose of dexamethasone in reducing post-tonsillectomy morbidity. STUDY DESIGN Systematic overview (meta-analysis). METHODS To critically evaluate the existing evidence, we performed a formal meta-analysis of eight double-blinded, randomized, placebo-contr...

BACKGROUND The goal of the study was to evaluate the incidence and possible predictive factors of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) in patients with peritonsillar abscess, treated by acute abscess tonsillectomy. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed on 205 patients who underwent bilateral abscess tonsillectomy under general anesthesia. Age, sex, smoking habits, history of recur...

OBJECTIVES Traditionally secondary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage has been thought to be due to post-operative infection and as such is treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The aim of this study was to identify clinical evidence of infection in patients with secondary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage that might justify the use of antibiotics in these patients. DESIGN Prospective data collec...

OBJECTIVE To compare the rate, severity, need for intervention, and blood transfusion requirement in post-tonsillectomy bleeding following the use of either cold dissection or the monopolar microdissection needle method. METHODS A prospective randomized study conducted at Abha Private Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on patients undergoing tonsillectomy between June 2006 and December ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the rate of posttonsillectomy hemorrhage and any change that smoking causes in patients who undergo tonsillectomy. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Military tertiary referral center. PATIENTS The study included 1036 adult patients who underwent tonsillectomy either alone or in conjunction with another procedure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The rate of postopera...

OBJECTIVE To describe the quality of care for routine tonsillectomy at US children's hospitals. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of low-risk children undergoing same-day tonsillectomy between 2004 and 2010 at 36 US children's hospitals that submit data to the Pediatric Health Information System Database. We assessed quality of care by measuring evidence-based processes sugges...

OBJECTIVES In this study, we aimed to determine the possible relationship between the indications for tonsillectomy in adult population and to estimate the incidence of postoperative hemorrhage. PATIENTS AND METHODS Medical records of 200 adult patients who underwent tonsillectomy between January 2003 and October 2008 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS The indications for adult tonsille...

OBJECTIVE This article presents the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Tonsillectomy of the French Society of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery (SFORL), entitled "Amygdalectomie de l'enfant : Recommandation pour la pratique clinique" (SFORL, 2009). METHOD The French Society of ENT (SFORL), in partnership with the French Association for Ambulatory Surgery (AFCA) and French Society for Anae...