Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Two hundred one consecutive patients undergoing tonsillectomy were included in a single-blinded, randomized, prospective study with stratification in two age groups. RESULTS: There was no statistical significant difference between TE(APC) and TE(Conv) in the intensity of postoperative pain and primary or secondary hemorrhage in both age groups. In the TE(APC) group, the mean duration of tonsillectomy was significantly reduced by more than 50% in both age groups (P <.01). The blood loss was 90% decreased in the TE(APC) compared with the TE(Conv) in both age groups (P <.01). CONCLUSIONS: The APC technique does not face the general problem of electrosurgery or thermal coagulation techniques in which the postoperative pain is often increased compared with conventional cold techniques. It offers an innovative new tonsillectomy method with significant reduced blood loss and surgical time.
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Authors | W Bergler, K Huber, N Hammerschmitt, K Hörmann |
Journal | The Laryngoscope
(Laryngoscope)
Vol. 111
Issue 8
Pg. 1423-9
(Aug 2001)
ISSN: 0023-852X [Print] United States |
PMID | 11568579
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Electrocoagulation
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Pain, Postoperative
(prevention & control)
- Postoperative Hemorrhage
(prevention & control)
- Prospective Studies
- Single-Blind Method
- Tonsillectomy
(methods)
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