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INCIDENCE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HAEMORRHAGE AFTER TONSILLECTOMY IN CHILDREN

Umair Ahmad, Salman Aslam, Mohammad Moaviz Aslam

Objective: To determine the frequency of primary and secondary haemorrhage after tonsillectomy in children aged 3-14 years. Study design: A cross-sectional study. Place and duration: In the Department of Otolaryngology, Services Hospital Lahore for one year duration from June 2018 to June 2019. Methods: A total of 200 patients with recurrent tonsillitis episodes between 3 and 14 years of age were included in the study in six weeks, 4-5 times in two years or 2-3 attacks in one year. From all subjects, informed consent was taken. The age range of the patients ranged from 3-5 years (24%), 6-8 years (28%), 56 (28%), 9-11 years (46) (23%), and 9-11 (50) years. The mean and standard deviation were 8.34 ± 5.87 years, 12 (14-14) years, 81 (40.5%) were male and 119 (59.5%) were female. Results: In 12 (6%) of patients have haemorrhage in children undergoing tonsillectomy and in 188 (94%) no haemorrhage was noted and secondary haemorrhage was observed in 6 (100%) of cases but there were no primary haemorrhage. Conclusion: We concluded that the frequency of secondary haemorrhage after tonsillectomy was higher in children aged 3 to 14 years undergoing tonsillectomy, and it was a result requiring more attention to follow up this problem. Keywords: postoperative haemorrhages, tonsillectomy, children, primary and secondary haemorrhage.

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