Post- Tonsillectomy Bleeding; Related Factors and Clinical Experience

CEBECİ S., ŞAHİN M. M., YALÇIN M., DÜZLÜ M., KARAMERT R., YILMAZ M., ...More

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.33, no.1, pp.15-19, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.12996/gmj.2022.04
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Page Numbers: pp.15-19
  • Keywords: Tonsillectomy, Bleeding, Complications after surgery, Bleeding after surgery, TONSIL SURGERY, HEMORRHAGE RATES, RISK-FACTORS, MORTALITY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy are the most common otolaryngologic (ENT) surgeries in pediatric and adult age. Bleeding after surgery is the most common and serious complication. In this study, it was aimed to analyze the related factors that affects postoperative bleeding and determine bleeding rates in patients who underwent tonsillectomy surgery in our clinic.