ANZ journal of surgery
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ANZ journal of surgery · Nov 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison between tonsillectomy with thermal welding and the conventional 'cold' tonsillectomy technique.
The aim of this study was the evaluation of length of the procedure, anaesthesia, the amount of the intraoperative fluid required, total blood loss and postoperative pain of the 'thermal welding system tonsillectomy (TWS)' compared with the conventional 'cold dissection tonsillectomy'. ⋯ When we compared TWS with the conventional 'cold' dissection tonsillectomy, we found that TWS tonsillectomy offered an innovative new tonsillectomy method with significantly reduced blood loss and reduced surgical time and without any increase in the postoperative pain. It was a useful method for tonsillectomy.