Intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy versus extracapsular coblation tonsillectomy: a systematic review and a meta-analysis

Autor: Peter Karkos, Dimitrios Daskalakis, John Goudakos, Stella Karagergou, Nikolaos Tsetsos, Konstantinos Markou
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 278:637-644
ISSN: 1434-4726
0937-4477
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06178-2
Popis: To assess all available data regarding the comparative benefit of intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy (ICT) versus extracapsular coblation tonsillectomy (ECT) in children. MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library and Springerlink databases as well as other sources were searched by two independent reviewers. Controlled studies comparing ICT versus ECT in paediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or recurrent tonsillitis were included. Overall postoperative pain was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes were postoperative hemorrhage, diet and activity, duration of operation and tonsillar regrowth. In case of homogenous, processable data (I2
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