Comparison of three common tonsil surgery techniques: cold steel with hot hemostasis, monopolar and bipolar diathermy.

Jenny Christina KnubbJasmin Maria KaislavuoHenri Sebastian JegoroffJaakko Matias Piitulainen Johannes Routila

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

Bipolar diathermy increased the risk for secondary bleedings compared to both monopolar diathermy and the cold steel with hot hemostasis technique in tonsillectomy patients. Monopolar diathermy did not significantly differ from the cold steel with hot hemostasis group regarding the bleeding rates.

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