The surgical arrest of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage: hospital episode statistics

被引：12

作者：

Clark, MPA ^{[1
]}

Waddell, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Great Western Hosp, Dept ENT, Swindon SN3 6BB, Wilts, England

来源：

ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND | 2004年 / 86卷 / 06期

关键词：

tonsillectomy; consent;

D O I：

10.1308/147870804632

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Introduction: In the consent of patients for tonsillectomy, the risk of returning to theatre for control of postoperative bleeding may be determined from data provided on Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) provided by the Department of Health website. Methods: HES data for England from 1998-2002 were used. The numbers of tonsillectomies and of surgical arrest of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage were considered for children and adults. Results: Of 220,497 tonsillectomies performed over the 4-year period, 1804 (0.82%) returned to theatre for control of bleeding. However, this was 3.87 times more likely in adults than children (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Adults are nearly four times more likely than children to require surgery for the arrest of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage.

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