Comparison of monopolar with bipolar diathermy in patients undergoing tonsillectomy

Conclusion: on comparison of monopolar with bipolar diathermy in terms of mean operation timings in tonsillectomy,monopolar diathermy is found with significantly reduced intra operative time.aim: to compare monopolar with bipolar diathermy in terms of mean operation timings in tonsillectomy. study design & duration: randomized control trial from june 2013 to march 2014.methods: a total of 100 cases (50 in each group) between 5-50 years of both gender with the history of recurrent acute tonsillitis were included in the study while patients with hematological disorders-confirmed on necessary blood tests,patients in which tonsillectomy is carried out as a part of another operation like removal of styloid process or excisional biopsy for suspected malignancy,congenital disorders like down syndrome,and submucous cleft palate were excluded from the study.results: in our study,age distribution of the patients was done which shows that 31(62%) in group-a and 34(68%) in group-b were between 5-20 years and 19(38%) in group-a and 16(32%) in group-b were between 21-40 years,mean+sd was computed as 18.62±9.17,28(56%) in group-a and 30(60%) in group-b were male while 22(44%) in group-a and 20(40%) in group-b were females,mean operation timing in tonsillectomy was recorded as 6.25±1.81 in group-a and 11.9±2.12 in group-b,p value was calculated as 0.0001 which shows a significant difference between the two groups. © 2014 pakistan journal of medical and health sciences. all rights reserved.