| Methods |
Randomisation by sealed envelope |
| Participants |
54 children (age 3 to 12 years) |
| Interventions |
Monopolar dissection/haemostasis versus dissection/snare with monopolar haemostasis |
| Outcomes |
1. Intraoperative blood loss
2. In‐patient record of number/types of analgesia
3. Patient diary record
4. Visits to GP |
| Notes |
Monopolar dissection at 70 W with haemostasis at 30 W. Dissection tonsillectomy with Gwynne‐Evans and snare, monopolar haemostasis at 30 W. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Low risk |
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| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
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| Blinding?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Outcome assessors blinded with the exception of measurement of intraoperative haemorrhage |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Children who withdrew from the trial (2) or violated the protocol (2) were not included for analysis (4 of 54 children were excluded). The protocol violations were both in the cold dissection group and were excluded because of concurrent antibiotic use or another breach of the study protocol. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
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| Free of other bias? |
Low risk |
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