[Comparing the effect of low-temperature plasma radiofrequency and traditional method in tonsillectomy].
OBJECTIVE
To compare and analyse the efficiency of the low-temperature plasma radiofrequency and the traditional method in tonsillectomy.


METHODS
Sixty-four patients with chronic tonsillitis were randomly divided into group A (39 cases) and group B (25 cases). Patients in the group A were treated with traditional method tonsillectomy while patients in the group B were treated with low-temperature plasma radio frequency tonsillectomy. Analysed differences in operation time, blood loss, and postoperative pain as well as the incidence of postoperative between two groups.


RESULTS
There were significant differences in operative time, blood loss, and postoperative pain (P < 0.05) between two groups, but there was no obvious difference in the incidence of postoperative bleeding (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Low-temperature plasma radiofrequency tonsillectomy is a safer method and has many superiorities including shorter operative time, less blood loss, quicker recovery of postoperative pain compared with traditional tonsillectomy.
Department of Otolaryngology, Zhongshan Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430033, China.
Junfang
J
Guo
Qiao
Q
Kong
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult