The Incidence and Management of Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

The Incidence and Management of Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

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N ABBAS
M AMJAD
I HUSSAIN
F P AKHTAR

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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v5i2.3337

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Tonsillectomy, hemorrhage

Abstract

This is a retrospective study of 350 cases of tonsillectomy for post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage. The incidence figure was found to be 1.14% i.e, 4 cases out of 350. Reactionary hemorrhage occurred in 2 patients and secondary hemorrhage was also found in 2 cases. Two patients having reactionary hemorrhage and one patient having secondary hemorrhage were treated by ligation and another patient having secondary hemorrhage was treated conservatively.

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06/11/2020

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ABBAS, N. ., AMJAD, M. ., HUSSAIN, I. ., & AKHTAR, F. P. . (2020). The Incidence and Management of Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 5(2), 188–189. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v5i2.3337

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (1999): AKEMU

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