KTP-532 LASER TONSILLECTOMY - A POTENTIAL DAY-CASE PROCEDURE

被引:8
作者
RAINE, NMN [1 ]
WHITTET, HB [1 ]
MARKS, NJ [1 ]
RYAN, RM [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSP,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL,READING R61 5AN,BERKS,ENGLAND
关键词
LASER SURGERY; TONSILLECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; DAY CARE;
D O I
10.1017/S0022215100130592
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
We report the results of a prospective pilot study of 54 adult patients undergoing tonsillectomy using the KTP-532 laser, designed to assess whether the technique would facilitate day-case adult tonsillectomy. Subjective and objective assessment at six hours past-operatively showed that only 43 per cent could, in our judgement, have been discharged at this interval. Furthermore, the overall complication rate was 31 per cent with a secondary haemorrhage rate of 19 per cent. We conclude that KTP-532 laser tonsillectomy as performed in this pilot study compares unfavourably with dissection tonsillectomy and we discuss possible reasons for this.
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