POST-TONSILLECTOMY SECONDARY HEMORRHAGE

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 67  (3) , 167-168
Abstract
This paper compares the incidence of secondary hemorrhage in posttonsillectomy patients who were discharged 48 h after operation (2.8%) with those discharged at 24 h (3%). There was no significant difference between the groups. A higher incidence of secondary hemorrhage in those patients in whom diathermy was used for hemostasis rather than ligatures (P < 0.01) supports previous studies.

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