Survey of the efficacy of antibiotic therapy on complications consequent of tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy
| Autor: | Mohammad Reza Mofatteh, Sayyed Hassan Golbui, Mohammad Mehdi Hassanzadeh Taheri, Sayyedeh Mahsa Hossaini, Yalda Jannesar Borugerdi |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند, Vol 20, Iss 3, Pp 0-0 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1607-2197 2423-6152 |
| Popis: | Background and Aim: Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy are the most common ENT surgeries. Because there are not sufficient investigations about antibiotic therapy, and, also, due to .some disagreement over post-surgery use of antibiotics, the present study was designed to find out the efficacy of antibiotic therapy on consequent complications of tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy. Materials and Methods: This randomized, clinical trial (RCT) study was carried out on 138 candidates for tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy. The patients were randomly divided into two equal groups the first group, i.e. the cases, received antibiotics and the. Control group received no antibiotics. Both groups were compared regarding variables such as fever, mean number of the white blood cells, severity of pain and” nausea and vomiting” after operation, vocalization, mean lapse in drinking time, extent of bleeding during and after operation, pus secretion , regenerating of injury after the two types of surgery. The obtained data was analyzed by means of SPSS software (version 13). using chi-square, T-test, Fisher and Man-Withny tests at the significant level α |
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