POSTOPERATIVE MORBIDITY IN ELECTRODISSECTION TONSILLECTOMY

被引:45
作者
TAY, HL
机构
[1] Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
关键词
PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; DIATHERMY;
D O I
10.1017/S0022215100129718
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
A prospective randomized study was carried out to assess the post-tonsillectomy morbidity of the electrodissection technique as opposed to the blunt dissection and ligation technique. One hundred and four patients, each serving as his or her own control, were randomized to have either the right or left tonsil removed by electrodissection. There was significantly less pharyngeal pain on the electrodissection side in the first post-operative day in adult patients. This, however, was transient as there was increased pharyngeal discomfort and otalgia, both in severity and duration, on the electrodissection side by the end of first week. There was no difference in the incidence of haemorrhage between the two techniques.
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