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Tonsillectomy: haemorrhaging ideas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

L McClelland  and
N S Jones
L McClelland
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
N S Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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Abstract

Tonsil surgery has been described for over 3000 years. Haemorrhage following tonsillectomy remains the most serious complication of surgery. Over recent years several audits have been gathering data on current trends in tonsil surgery and clinical outcomes throughout England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The results support a return to traditional dissection with ties to reduce the risk of post-operative haemorrhage. We describe the changes that have occurred to improve efficacy and safety during the evolution of the modern tonsillectomy.

Keywords

TonsillectomyPost-operative ComplicationsHaemorrhage
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 10 , October 2005 , pp. 753 - 758
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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