High Rates of Post‐Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage in Children With von Willebrand Disease
Our study represents a nine-fold increased rate of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage in children with VWD compared to the general pediatric population. This suggests the need for aggressive preventive management with normalizing of VWF levels around the time of tonsillectomy and close clinical supervision to prevent hemorrhagic complications.
Authors
- Joseph Stanek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1630-2102)
- Sarah H. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-9746)
- Clay T. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-4049)
- Jacquelyn M. Powers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-5609)
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Children's Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.32101
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00