[Tonsillectomy a chaud with lethal outcome].
The case describes a 21-year-old patient who was referred to the casualty ward due to post tonsillectomy haemorrhage. The patient who had been operated for a peritonsillar abscess eight days earlier, died in spite of optimal treatment.
Møller-Andersen
Kim
K
Amtssygehuset i Gentofte, Øre-, Naese- og Halsafdeling E. kmahot@yahoo.dk
Møller
Henrik
H
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods