ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY
There are different techniques for tonsillectomy other than traditional such as; cold steel technique, bipolar diathermy, and nowadays the new plasma technology which is known as coblation (controlled ablation) tonsillectomy. This study aimed to assess the first 24 hours postoperative pain and bleed...
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| description | There are different techniques for tonsillectomy other than traditional such as; cold steel technique, bipolar diathermy, and nowadays the new plasma technology which is known as coblation (controlled ablation) tonsillectomy.
This study aimed to assess the first 24 hours postoperative pain and bleeding after coblation tonsillectomy.
Fifty patients aged between 4-10 years who underwent coblation tonsillectomy were included in this prospective descriptive study, the main indications for tonsillectomy were; recurrent tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnoea.
The results showed that no bleeding at all within the first 24 hours with significant reduction in feeling of pain after.
In conclusion, coblation tonsillectomy is a promising technique to perform tonsillectomy.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f321b37f4a00454cb71fab9629f3749f2022-12-22T02:00:57Zenguniversity of basrahBasrah Journal of Surgery1683-35892409-501X2020-06-01261656810.33762/bsurg.2020.165490165490ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMYRafid Jabbar Almaidi0MB,ChB, MRCS ENT (Glasgow), DO-HNS (Glasgow), Jordanian Board of Otolaryngology, Head &Neck Surgery. ENT lecturer, Basrah College of Medicine, Basrah, IRAQ.There are different techniques for tonsillectomy other than traditional such as; cold steel technique, bipolar diathermy, and nowadays the new plasma technology which is known as coblation (controlled ablation) tonsillectomy. This study aimed to assess the first 24 hours postoperative pain and bleeding after coblation tonsillectomy. Fifty patients aged between 4-10 years who underwent coblation tonsillectomy were included in this prospective descriptive study, the main indications for tonsillectomy were; recurrent tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnoea. The results showed that no bleeding at all within the first 24 hours with significant reduction in feeling of pain after. In conclusion, coblation tonsillectomy is a promising technique to perform tonsillectomy. <em> </em>https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_165490_a2dbf5f56242ea91fcdbe6bf00f480cf.pdftonsillectomymethodscoblationbleedingpain |
| spellingShingle | Rafid Jabbar Almaidi ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY Basrah Journal of Surgery tonsillectomy methods coblation bleeding pain |
| title | ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY |
| title_full | ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY |
| title_fullStr | ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY |
| title_full_unstemmed | ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY |
| title_short | ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY |
| title_sort | assessment of pain and bleeding in the first postoperative day following coblation tonsillectomy |
| topic | tonsillectomy methods coblation bleeding pain |
| url | https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_165490_a2dbf5f56242ea91fcdbe6bf00f480cf.pdf |
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