Post-tonsillectomy secondary haemorrhage.
This paper compares the incidence of secondary haemorrhage in post-tonsillectomy patients who were discharged 48 hours after operation (2.8%) with those discharged at 24 hours (3%). There was no significant difference between the groups. A higher incidence of secondary haemorrhage in those patients in whom diathermy was used for haemostasis rather than ligatures (P less than 0.01) supports previous studies.
D000293:Adolescent; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014068:Tonsillectomy