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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2021

Prevalence of Post Tonsillectomy Haemorrhage at a Tertiary Care Centre in Nepal.

Prashant Tripathi, Rohita Bajracharya, Kunjan Acharya, Bijaya Kharel, Yogesh Neupane, Heempali Dutta, Kripa Dongol, Urmila Gurung

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Prashant TripathiDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rohita BajracharyaDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kunjan AcharyaDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bijaya KharelDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Yogesh NeupaneDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Heempali DuttaDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kripa DongolDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Urmila GurungDepartment of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTonsillectomy is one of the common ENT surgical procedures. Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage remains a frequent complication which can be potentially life-threatening. The objective of the present study was to calculate the prevalence of haemorrhage following a tonsillectomy at a tertiary care centre.

methodsIt was a descriptive cross-sectional study performed by medical chart review of the patients who underwent tonsillectomy from January 2018 to December 2019 at the department of ENT- Head and Neck Surgery of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review committee (Ref:-282(6-11) E2 076/077). Convenient sampling method was used. All patients of any age who had tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis or tonsillar hypertrophy with or without obstructive sleep apnoea and no missing information on chart review were included in the study. Data were entered in MS-Excel 2007 and analyzed in rate and percentage.

resultsTen (5.18%) out of a total of 193 patients who underwent tonsillectomy had a post tonsillectomy haemorrhage. All 10 (100%) were adults patients, operated for recurrent tonsillitis, and used electrocautery. It was common in male patients 7 (70%). All of the haemorrhages was between a third and sixth postoperative day and were mild in severity.

conclusionsThe prevalence of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage was high at our centre during the study period of two years. It was common in adults, males and surgery done for recurrent tonsillitis using electrocauterization.

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TonsillectomyAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleNepalPostoperative HemorrhagePrevalenceTertiary Care Centers

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