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Tonsillectomy and Risk of Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

NCT05161754 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 358

Last updated 2025-05-29

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Summary

Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) is a feared complication to tonsillectomy. Tonsillectomy may be performed using different surgical techniques, which include both "cold" and "hot" dissection and hemostasis - but the technique may have a great impact on the risk of PTH. As of today there is no standard on how to perform hemostasis during tonsillectomy in Denmark.

The aim of this study is to clarify whether cold dissection with either cold or hot hemostasis during the surgical procedure of tonsillectomy holds the lowest risk of PTH. Secondary objective is to address whether there is a difference in pain perception associated with the two procedures. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference in PTH between cold and hot hemostasis in tonsillectomy.

Conditions

  • Tonsillectomy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Hemostasis

Hot hemostasis include bipolar and monopolar diathermy. Cold hemostasis include surgical knotting of the tonsil pillar and compression.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nordsjaellands Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Frantz Howitz, MD, PhD · North Zealand University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-28
Primary Completion
2024-11-28
Completion
2024-11-28

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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