Observational studyClinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery2022
Coblation intracapsular tonsillectomy: A cohort study of NHS practice in England using Hospital Episode Statistics.
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- Characterizing a Department's Transition to Intracapsular Tonsillectomy: A Mixed Methods Analysis.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Revision rates after pediatric PITA: A comparative study of microdebrider and coblation techniques.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Pediatric intracapsular tonsillectomy: a comprehensive review and expert perspective.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Review
- Cost-Utility Analysis of Intracapsular and Extracapsular Techniques for Pediatric Tonsillectomy.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Study protocol for OtoSurg 1: A prospective evaluation of worldwide tonsillectomy indications, techniques, and outcomes.PloS one · 2026Article
- Postoperative Bleeding, Revision Surgery, and Outcome of Cold Steel Tonsillotomy in Children With Upper Airway Obstruction.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
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- A retrospective observational cohort study evaluating the postoperative outcomes of intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy in children.Scientific reports · 2022Review
- Corrigendum.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2022Article
- Coblation intracapsular tonsillectomy: A cohort study of NHS practice in England using Hospital Episode Statistics.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2022Observational
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- Erratum issuedCorrigendum.2022
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify paediatric intracapsular Coblation tonsillectomy procedures from routine administrative data in England, and determine their safety.
designRetrospective observational cohort study of four ENT centres using routine data from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
settingAcute NHS trusts in England conducting exclusively intracapsular Coblation tonsillectomy.
participantsChildren (≤16 years old) undergoing bilateral intracapsular Coblation tonsillectomy.
main outcome measuresNumber of procedures, readmissions for pain, readmissions for bleeding and requirement for additional surgery for regrowth.
resultsA total of 5525 procedures were identified. The median patient age was 4 (IQR 2-5). In-hospital complications occurred in 1%, with 0.1% returning to theatre for arrest of primary tonsil bleeding. Almost half of the procedures were conducted as a day-case (44%), with only a small proportion staying in hospital more than one night (7%). Within 28 days, 1.2% of patients were readmitted with bleeding, 0.7% with infection and 0.3% with pain; 0.2% of patients required return to theatre for control of secondary haemorrhage. Longitudinal follow-up has found that revision tonsil surgery is 0.3% at 1 year (n = 4498), 1.1% at 2 years (n = 2938), 1.7% at 3 years (n = 1781), 1.9% at 4 years (n = 905) and 2.2% at 5 years (n = 305).
conclusionsIntracapsular coblation tonsillectomy safety outcomes in this study show primary and secondary bleeding rates and emergency return to theatre rates are lower than all tonsillectomy techniques reported in the National Prospective Tonsillectomy Audit and also lower than previously published Hospital Episode Statistics analysis of tonsillectomy procedures.
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