Post-Tonsillectomy: Primary and Secondary Haemorrhage in Children

Aims: To determine the frequency of post-tonsillectomy primary and secondary haemorrhage in children between 3-14 years Study design: It was a cross sectional survey. Duration: From 7th October 2011 to 12th November 2012 Material and method: A total of 200 patients between 3-14 years of both gender having recurrent episodes of tonsillitis within six weeks, 4-5 times in two years or 2-3 episodes in a year, were recruited from the Out Patient Department, their informed consent was taken. During the study period, age distribution of the patients show 48(24%) between 3-5 years, 56(28%) between 6-8 years, 46(23%) between 9-11 years and 50(25%) between 12-14 years of age, mean and sd was calculated as 8.34 +/- 5.87 years, 81(40.5%) were male and 119(59.5%) were female patients. Frequency of haemorrhage in children undergoing tonsillectomy reveals 12(6%) while 188(94%) had no haemorrhage, 6(100%) secondary while no patient had primary haemorrhage. Conclusion: We concluded that frequency of post-tonsillectomy secondary haemorrhage in children between 3-14 years undergoing tonsillectomy is higher which needs more attention for the surveillance of the problem.