Mean Duration for Cessation of Pain following Tonsillectomy Operation among the Patients of Otolaryngology Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

in his study reported that the difference in the risk of bleeding after dissection and diathermy tonsillectomy did not reach statistical significance. 8 Whereas Gendy S and colleagues have reported a higher incidence of secondary haemorrhage with bipolar dissection (2.3%) compared to cold dissection (1%) which is similar to our study. 3 One explanation for higher post-tonsillectomy bleeding rates after diathermy techniques may be related to greater thermal damage as the result of excessively high power settings or excessively frequent or prolonged application of diathermy. 19 Referred otalgia after tonsillectomy is one of the common postoperative morbidity.

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