title: Comparison of Common Tonsillectomy Methods.
abstract: This prospective randomized study was done to compare operative time, intra-operative blood loss, post operative pain, secondary haemorrhage in common tonsillectomy methods. Thirty two (32) paediatric population of age 7-12 years from each group randomly selected, operative techniques adopted consecutively and this study was conducted in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Islami Bank Hospital, Dhaka, and Desh Medical Services, Chittagong, from January 2011 to December 2013. Surgery was performed by single midlevel surgeon. Postoperatively one month was followed the entire patient. Total 96 pediatrics population (32 for each group) was studied. Mean operating time and mean intra-operative blood loss was in cold dissection method 22 min and 15 ml, in bipolar dissection tonsillectomy 18 min and 10 ml & in laser tonsillectomy 17 min and 9 ml. Differences of operating time and variation of blood loss in various methods are not statistically significant. Laser and bipolar electro dissection tonsillectomy are popularized due to its relative less bleeding and quicker methods than that of cold dissection tonsillectomy; there is no significant difference among them.
authors.affiliation: Dr Md Abdus Sattar, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sultana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001459:Bangladesh; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061646:Operative Time; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*