Risk Factors of Post-Tonsillectomy Bleeding and Differences Between Children and Adults: Implications for Risk Assessment
The risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy was significantly higher in adults and users of NSAIDs postoperatively. Also, the evidence of minor bleeding increased the risk of a second bleeding episode in adulthood.
Authors
- Emel Çadallı Tatar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8923-1408)
- Mehmet Murat Günay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1880-8334)
- Kemal Keseroğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6589-1663)
- İlker Akyıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-4699)
- Bülent Öcal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4432-507X)
- Cem Saka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7375-1070)
- Mehmet Hakan Korkmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8732-3061)
- Murad Mutlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-5511)
Institutions
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
- Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/tao.2024.2023-10-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33