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. 2016 Oct 26;21(2):165–170. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1593835

Table 1. Post-tonsillectomy bleeding (PTB) in adults: demographics and data.

PTB datea Day 1 Day
2–3
Day
4–5
Day
6–7
Day
8–9
Day
≥ 10
Total
Patients 9 17 33 36 9 10 114
Men 7 9 16 21 3 5 60
Women 2 8 17 15 6 5 54
Age, years ( ±  SD) 30.6 (17) 25.3 (4.6) 25.7 (5.6) 26 (5) 23.3 (8) 28.2 (6) 26.3 (7.5)
Smoker 4 (44%) 9 (53%) 12 (36%) 15 (42%) 4 (44%) 6 (60%) 50 (43%)
Non-smoker 5 (56%) 8 (47%) 21 (64%) 21 (58%) 5 (56%) 4 (40%) 64 (57%)
a

PTB date: post-operative day.