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In several reported case series, the rate of post tonsillectomy bleeding ranged from 2.0% to 7.0%. [23] [24] [25] Also in veterinary surgery, bleeding was a common complication. [26] A meta-analysis reported that frequency of bleeding after tonsillectomy across different techniques did not differ. [25]
After the coblation tonsillectomy surgery, the patient will be taken the recovery room, where they will wake up soon after the surgery. A nurse will check the patient's blood pressure , heart rate , and if any bleeding is present.
The few studies that have attempted to quantify the risk put it somewhere between 1% and 6% of those who have an intracapsular tonsillectomy, a procedure that removes most of the tonsil tissue.
Plasma coblation is a tonsillectomy procedure which involves the removal of tissue through radio frequency wavelengths. Coblation (derived from “Controlled ablation” meaning the removal of tissue in a controlled manner) techniques have been present since the 1950s and have been developed so that errors can be removed to achieve a surgical techniques that is free from both defects and ...
It would be help to add some information regarding after surgery recommendations for the patient and what to expect 10-15 days later. Ryan Martin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.186.208.223 00:59, 27 September 2007 (UTC) I've not seen much in the texts covering that. The focus is on the first 2 weeks.--
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The first involves surgery of the soft tissue (tonsillectomy, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) and the second involves skeletal surgeries (maxillomandibular advancement). First, Phase 1 or soft tissue surgery is performed and after re-testing with a new sleep study, if there is residual sleep apnea, then Phase 2 surgery would consist of jaw surgery.
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