The post-operative tonsillectomy (POPT) study: A multi-centre prospective paediatric cohort study.
Elliot HewardJohn RockeGeorge McNallyGabrielle ThompsonDare OladokunSara TimmsJonathan R AbbasMichael M H ChuSarah AkbarSian DobbsDorota A ChudekIshank JaiswalDevan VoraAnna HarrisonBabatunde OremuleSafdar SarwarShalini S MenonRajeev AdvaniJessica DanielsSarah EllisMohammed AbdelazizParvez HusainRajesh AnmolsinghAnjali VenugopalMeera BeenaShirwa Sheik-AliHaroon SaeedCatriona ShentonSamit GhoshSadie KhwajaNirmal KumarPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2023)
A high level of low-level post-operative bleeding was observed. Pain scores remained high for 5 days post-operatively then gradually reduce to normal by day 13. Intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy appears to be superior to all other techniques in terms of reducing post-operative bleeding and pain. These findings should be used to guide patients in the consent process to inform them of the expected nature of post-surgical recovery.