Abdel Rahman, A., Al-Morsy, M., Hussein, M. (2019). Incidence, Prevention and Management of Post Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 74(5), 1123-1127. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.26363
Ali Abdallah Abdel Rahman; Mohammad Amin Al-Morsy; Mohamed Said Hussein. "Incidence, Prevention and Management of Post Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 74, 5, 2019, 1123-1127. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.26363
Abdel Rahman, A., Al-Morsy, M., Hussein, M. (2019). 'Incidence, Prevention and Management of Post Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 74(5), pp. 1123-1127. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.26363
Abdel Rahman, A., Al-Morsy, M., Hussein, M. Incidence, Prevention and Management of Post Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2019; 74(5): 1123-1127. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.26363
Incidence, Prevention and Management of Post Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of medicine, Al-Azhar University
Abstract
Background: Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed operations in otolaryngology, especially in children. Basically, bleeding within 24 h has been classified as primary bleeding whereas bleeding occurring from the next day after surgery has been classified as secondary bleeding. Aim of the Work: Was to review the possibility of decreasing the incidence of post- tonsillectomy hemorrhage along with the associated complications. Methods: This is a prospective study enrolling one thousand and two hundred patients undergoing tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy in Al- Azhar University Hospitals (El-Hussien – Sayed Jalal - AL Zahraa) from April 2018 till December 2018. We restricted the study to full time participants and resident staff so that complete records would be available. Results: The mean age of patients was 13.53 years, 47.62% of patients were male while 52.38% of patients were female. Primary bleeding occurred in 16 cases while secondary bleeding occurred in 32 cases. There are significant differences among studied groups as regard to control methods of post-tonsillectomy bleeding which could be conservative or operative. Conclusion: We concluded that patients with post-tonsillectomy bleeding should return for clinical evaluation as they may need conservative management or possible operation interference either for ligation or cautery of bloody tonsil, that trigger a need for external carotid artery ligation.
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