Late Hemorrhage Following Tonsillectomy

Abstract

Abstract TONSILLECTOMY is the most frequent operative procedure performed by the otolaryngologist. Hemorrhage is still the most frequent postoperative complication. Hemorrhage may occur immediately after surgery (primary hemorrhage) or it may occur five or ten days after surgery (secondary hemorrhage) when the superficial eschar that covers the tonsillar fossa is extruded. By the end of two weeks, by consensus, the critical period for hemorrhage has passed, and the otolaryngologist again...