Hemorrhage Following Tonsillectomy

Abstract

Hemorrhage is one of the most important and serious complicationswhich follows tonsillectomy. In this retrospective study, 14 male, 9 female,total of 23 patients who were treated at Ear Nose Throat Department atDicle University Faculty of Medicine for posttonsillectomy hemorrhagewere presented. The average age was 15,5 ± 10,6. There were 4 primary(%17,3), 19 secondary (%82,7) hemorrhage cases. The times of presentationof patients with secondary hemorrhage following tonsillectomy wererecorded (2 patiens postoperative 4th day, 5 patients 5th day, 1 patient 6thday, 4 patients 7th day, 2 patients 8th day, 3 patients 10th day, 1 patient 12thday and 1 patient 14th day). 20 patients’s hemorrhage were taken undercontrol by blood transfusion and conservative methods (%86,9). Total of 3patients were taken under control in the operating room. Ligature of theexternal carotid artery was performed in one of the three patients whichtaken undercontrol in the operatig room