Multicentre clinical study of haemorrhage after coblation tonsillectomy in children: a prospective study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage (PTH) is the most common and significant life-threatening complication following tonsillectomy, especially in children. Coblation tonsillectomy (CTE) at low temperature is extensively used in China and has gradually replaced conventional tonsil dissection. However, risk of late PTH has been shown to increase with the use of hot instruments. The aim of this study is to detect post-CTE haemorrhage (PCTH) rates and analyse risk factors of PCTH in China, through a nationwide multicentre prospective study.

Methods and analysis

This investigator-initiated, prospective, multicentre clinical trial will involve children with tonsil disease who will undergo CTE from 22 research centres in different cities in China. All operations will be per

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9835949 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature