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Clinical Trial
. 1989 Oct;14(5):419-24.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1989.tb00397.x.

Tonsillectomy haemostasis: diathermy or ligation

J J Phillipps  1 , A R Thornton
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Clinical Trial

Tonsillectomy haemostasis: diathermy or ligation

J J Phillipps et al. Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1989 Oct.

Abstract

A retrospective and prospective study has been carried out to assess the morbidity associated with the techniques of diathermy and ligation in controlling tonsillectomy haemorrhage. No difference was found in the incidence of haemorrhage between the two techniques. The use of diathermy cuts the operation time by 26%, and has no increase in morbidity.

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