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The incidence and management of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage: a Singaporean experience
Aim Of Study:
To audit the incidence and management of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage in the Singaporean context.
Methods:
Three hundred and sixty-six consecutive tonsillectomies done over a 2-year period were retrospectively studied. Demographic details and indication for operation were evaluated in conjunction with the incidence and management of post-operative haemorrhage.
Results:
84.4% of the patients were adults while 58.7% were males. Chronic tonsillitis was the most common indication for operation (84.5%). The incidence of primary and secondary haemorrhage was 0.6% and 7.1% respectively. 3.8% of the patients had to return to the operation theatre to secure haemostasis. The use of post-operative antibiotics did not significantly affect the incidence of haemorrhage. There was no mortality from this complication. The haemorrhage rate was significantly higher among the adults (p = 0.048) and males (p = 0.019) in this study.
Conclusion:
Our overall post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage rate was higher than that reported in most of the Western publications because adults rather than children predominated in our series. We report a low incidence of primary haemorrhage which is in keeping with the results of studies on electrodissection tonsillectomies. Our findings indicate that tonsillectomy is a safe procedure which can be performed on a day surgery basis if the patients are carefully selected.
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