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Ligation versus Diathermy in Tonsillectomy Haemostasis | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-279 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saad Shammas; Muhammad Al-Baldawi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Objectives: A comparative prospective study of 400 patients to evaluate the ligation and diathermy techniques as methods of haemostasis in tonsillectomy. Methods: Four hundred patients were divided into two equal groups, calculating the haemostasis time, primary and secondary haemorrhage in addition to pain in both the ligation and diathermy groups. Results: Ligation technique had a high incidence of primary haemorrhage (5%) and less postoperative pain, while diathermy had increased incidence of secondary haemorrhage (5.5%), and more pain but with 40% reduction of haemostasis time. Conclusion: It is recommended to use the conventional ligation method especially in teaching centers for its safety, easily done by the juniors and less intensity of pain. Key words: Tonsillectomy; Ligation; Diathermy | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Tonsillectomy; Ligation; Diathermy | ||
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