OBJECTIVE: To compare operative time, intraoperative and postoperative bleeding and pain using two different techniques for tonsillectomy: electronic molecular resonance bipolar tonsillectomy and blunt dissection tonsillectomy. METHODS: From January 2005 to December 2006, a prospective, randomised study was performed in 800 children, aged from 3 to 10 years, admitted to the ENT (Ear Nose Throat) Unit of Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy to undergo tonsillectomy. Patients were randomised into two surgical groups, Group A (electronic molecular resonance tonsillectomy, EMRBT) and Group B (blunt dissection tonsillectomy). Operative time, intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications were recorded. During 10 days after surgery, children and their parents were also asked to provide a rating of the patients' current pain intensity using a visual analogue scale. In this period, the parents were also asked to note the analgesic drugs administered. RESULTS:Duration of surgery and blood loss were significantly much lower in the group undergoing electronic molecular resonance bipolar tonsillectomy (p<0.0001). Postoperative pain scores resulted significantly different between the two methods on days 5 (p=0.05) and 8 (p=0.001) in evaluations by mothers. Moreover, in evaluations by patients pain scores resulted significantly different between the two methods on days 3 (p=0.02), 8 (p=0.005) and 9 (p=0.01). We found no difference between boys and girls in pain scores in the 10 days considered, nor between children older than 5 yrs and children younger than or aged 5 years. No statistically significant differences between the two techniques were found in the use of analgesics in all postoperative evaluations. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the use of electronic molecular resonance bipolar tonsillectomy, compared to blunt dissection, has several advantages. Reduced operative time and intraoperative bleeding make EMRBT more cost effective and allow an increased number of operations. Concerning postoperative pain, the two techniques did not present significant differences in the use of analgesics. The number of postoperative bleeding episodes was also similar in the two groups of patients.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare operative time, intraoperative and postoperative bleeding and pain using two different techniques for tonsillectomy: electronic molecular resonance bipolar tonsillectomy and blunt dissection tonsillectomy. METHODS: From January 2005 to December 2006, a prospective, randomised study was performed in 800 children, aged from 3 to 10 years, admitted to the ENT (Ear Nose Throat) Unit of Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy to undergo tonsillectomy. Patients were randomised into two surgical groups, Group A (electronic molecular resonance tonsillectomy, EMRBT) and Group B (blunt dissection tonsillectomy). Operative time, intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications were recorded. During 10 days after surgery, children and their parents were also asked to provide a rating of the patients' current pain intensity using a visual analogue scale. In this period, the parents were also asked to note the analgesic drugs administered. RESULTS: Duration of surgery and blood loss were significantly much lower in the group undergoing electronic molecular resonance bipolar tonsillectomy (p<0.0001). Postoperative pain scores resulted significantly different between the two methods on days 5 (p=0.05) and 8 (p=0.001) in evaluations by mothers. Moreover, in evaluations by patientspain scores resulted significantly different between the two methods on days 3 (p=0.02), 8 (p=0.005) and 9 (p=0.01). We found no difference between boys and girls in pain scores in the 10 days considered, nor between children older than 5 yrs and children younger than or aged 5 years. No statistically significant differences between the two techniques were found in the use of analgesics in all postoperative evaluations. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the use of electronic molecular resonance bipolar tonsillectomy, compared to blunt dissection, has several advantages. Reduced operative time and intraoperative bleeding make EMRBT more cost effective and allow an increased number of operations. Concerning postoperative pain, the two techniques did not present significant differences in the use of analgesics. The number of postoperative bleeding episodes was also similar in the two groups of patients.
Authors: David O Francis; Christopher Fonnesbeck; Nila Sathe; Melissa McPheeters; Shanthi Krishnaswami; Sivakumar Chinnadurai Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2017-01-17 Impact factor: 3.497
Authors: Rebecca R Pillai Riddell; Nicole M Racine; Hannah G Gennis; Kara Turcotte; Lindsay S Uman; Rachel E Horton; Sara Ahola Kohut; Jessica Hillgrove Stuart; Bonnie Stevens; Diana M Lisi Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2015-12-02