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  • Health Informatics

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  • Posttonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) is a significant complication in pediatric patients.
  • Identifying risk factors for PTH and transfusion is crucial for improving patient safety and outcomes.

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  • To identify risk factors associated with pediatric posttonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH).
  • To evaluate the need for blood transfusion in pediatric patients experiencing PTH.
  • To analyze trends in PTH incidence over time.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study utilizing the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database (2004-2015).
  • Inclusion of children aged 18 years or younger undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy (T±A).
  • Evaluation of risk factors including demographics, comorbidities, surgical indications, medications, and year of surgery.

Main Results:

  • A total of 551,137 patients underwent T±A, with 1.58% experiencing PTH.
  • PTH incidence increased from 1.33% in 2010 to 1.91% in 2015 (P < .001).
  • Risk factors for PTH included older age, male sex, medical comorbidities, recurrent tonsillitis, intensive care unit admission, and use of ibuprofen, ketorolac, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants. Blood transfusion was required in 2.1% of PTH cases.

Conclusions:

  • The incidence of pediatric PTH significantly increased between 2011 and 2015.
  • Ibuprofen use was identified as a potential contributing factor to the rising PTH rates.
  • Further evaluation is needed to determine if the observed increase in risk associated with ibuprofen warrants changes in clinical practice.