Is weekend surgery a risk factor for post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage?
| Autor: | N. Foden, A. Rachmanidou, A. Patel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment education Postoperative Hemorrhage 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors London medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General hospital Risk factor 030223 otorhinolaryngology Child Retrospective Studies Tonsillectomy business.industry General surgery General Medicine Surgery Tonsillitis Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Elective Surgical Procedures Female Complication Elective Surgical Procedure business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of laryngology and otology. 130(8) |
| ISSN: | 1748-5460 0022-2151 |
| Popis: | Background:Tonsillectomy is a common, low-risk procedure. Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage remains the most serious complication. Recent nationwide studies in the UK have identified an increased morbidity and mortality for both high-risk and low-risk elective general surgery performed at the weekend.Methods:Data for tonsillectomies performed at a district general hospital over a three-year period were retrospectively reviewed. The same group of surgeons performed elective tonsillectomies on both weekends and weekdays. All patients who developed a post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage were identified and the day of original operation was noted.Results:Between 2010 and 2013, 2208 (94.00 per cent) elective tonsillectomies were performed on a weekday and 141 (6.00 per cent) were performed on the weekend. Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhages occurred in 104 patients (4.71 per cent) who underwent their procedure on a weekday and in 10 patients (7.09 per cent) who had their surgery at the weekend (p = 0.20).Conclusion:There is no difference in the rate of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage for procedures performed on a weekday or weekend. |
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