Abstract | OBJECTIVE: STUDY DESIGN: Prospective randomized study. METHODS: RESULTS: The LT and CDT groups consisted of 108 and 92 individuals, respectively. In the LT group, there was no measurable intraoperative bleeding, whereas mean bleeding for CKT group was 125 mL. The mean operative time was 15 +/- 1.43 minutes for the LT group and 21 +/- 1.09 minutes for the CKT group (P < .001). The overall mean pain score for the LT group was 3.63, whereas for the CKT group it was 5.09 (P < .001). Primary hemorrhage occurred in one subject of the CKT group. Secondary postoperative hemorrhage was noticed two subjects of the LT group and two subjects of the CKT group. In 21 subjects of the LT group, limited peritonsillar edema was noticed. No other complication occurred in both groups. CONCLUSION: LT procedure provides sufficient hemostasis, lower postoperative pain, and reduced operative time, as well as safety against Creutzfeld Jakob disease transmission.
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Authors | Vassilios A Lachanas, Emmanuel P Prokopakis, Constantinos A Bourolias, Alexander D Karatzanis, Stylianos G Malandrakis, Emmanuel S Helidonis, George A Velegrakis |
Journal | The Laryngoscope
(Laryngoscope)
Vol. 115
Issue 9
Pg. 1591-4
(Sep 2005)
ISSN: 0023-852X [Print] United States |
PMID | 16148700
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Blood Loss, Surgical
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain Measurement
- Pain, Postoperative
- Postoperative Complications
- Prospective Studies
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
(surgery)
- Suture Techniques
- Time Factors
- Tonsillectomy
(instrumentation, methods)
- Tonsillitis
(surgery)
- Treatment Outcome
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