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The Comparison Of Bleeding And Pain After Tonsillectomy In Bipolar Electrocautery Vs Cold Dissection

The Comparison Of Bleeding And Pain After Tonsillectomy In Bipolar Electrocautery Vs Cold Dissection

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20160601001
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-06-01
Start date
2015-03-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bleeding And Pain After Tonsillectomy Adenoidectomy&#44

Interventions

The incision of tonsil superior pole was done using bipolar cautery forceps in BC method to find tonsil capsule. Therefore&#44
the avascular plane between the capsule and the tonsillar bed were carefully separated. Using bipolar cautery&#44
tonsil was amputated at the inferior pole. Homeostasis was also done with bipolar cautery,the superior mucosal incision was made with scalpel (No.12) and blunt dissection was used to remove tonsil fr
tonsil Snare was applied to amputate the tonsil at the inferior pole
Active Comparator Device,Active Comparator Device
bipolar cautery,Cold dissection

Sponsors

Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Lead Sponsor
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences&#44
Collaborator
Yazd&#44
Collaborator
Iran
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 8 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with a history of sleep-disordered breathing or recurrent tonsillitis who were candidate of tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of hemorrhagic disease, sickle cell anemia, patients who received anticoagulation drugs, and patients whose parents were uncooperative were excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
bleeding before and after tonsillectomy ml/Blood loss was estimated through measuring suctioned blood in the suction chamber (minus serum us

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
pain on the first, third, fifth and seventh days pain was rated based on Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale

Countries

Iran

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad ali Aghaei

Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

drmohammadaliaghaei@gmail.com+98353183368

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026