A comparison of the incidence of post operative bleeding between electric cauterization and suture ligation tonsillectomies
Charakorn, C.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 81(7): 536-540
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 9676092 Document Number: 791
Two-thousand one-hundred tonsillectomies performed from January 1980 to December 1995 by otolaryngologists at Pramongkutklao General Hospital were reviewed. The Dissection-Tyding snare technique was used and hemostasis completed by electric cautery in 690 cases, by suture ligature in 720 cases, by guaze packing alone as a control in 600 cases respectively. It can be concluded that the use of suture ligature offers an efficient and practical method to reduce the incidence of primary tonsillectomies bleeding.
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