title: Electrocautery tonsillectomy: common practice since the 1930s?
authors.forename: Vishad
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nabili
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Koempel
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome