Follow-up
Postoperative pain, Postoperative hemorrhage, postoperative hemorrhage, bleeding
BLEEDING, POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE, SECONDARY, INTRAOPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS, POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE
The patients received a liquid diet and intravenous antibiotics postoperatively, were discharged on the second day after surgery, and presented to the outpatient clinic for follow-up at postoperative day 7. Postoperative pain was evaluated by a senior surgeon who were blinded to treatment groups, in the early morning before breakfast using a visual analog scale (VAS) on postoperative days 1, 2, 3, and 7.The anesthesia, hospitalization, nursing, and medical costs were similar for both techniques. However, we only considered the cost of disposable equipment (coblation or monopolar coagulation) when calculating the medical costs. The operation time was calculated from successful exposure of the oropharynx using a mouth gag to complete removal of the bilateral palatine tonsils. Intraoperative blood loss was estimated by the surgeon. Postoperative hemorrhage was defined as bleeding of any severity that required surgery. Primary PTH was defined as postoperative hemorrhage within 24 h of surgery, and secondary PTH as that occurring after the first 24 h. All parents were advised to return to the outpatient department for a formal follow-up.