Table 1.
Complications | Tonsillectomy method | Total |
---|---|---|
Conservatively managed | Bilateral dissection tonsillectomy | 28 |
Bipolar dissection tonsillectomy | 3 | |
Coblation tonsillectomy | 36 | |
Helica | 5 | |
Conservative total | 72 | |
None | Bilateral dissection tonsillectomy | 578 |
Bipolar dissection tonsillectomy | 27 | |
Coblation tonsillectomy | 507 | |
Helica | 100 | |
None total | 1,212 | |
Surgical intervention to arrest haemorrhage | Bilateral dissection tonsillectomy | 9 |
Bipolar dissection tonsillectomy | 2 | |
Coblation tonsillectomy | 39 | |
Helica | 2 | |
Surgical arrest total | 52 | |
Grand total | 1,336 |