Post-tonsillectomy: Primary and secondary haemorrhage in children

Aims: to determine the frequency of post-tonsillectomy primary and secondary haemorrhage in children between 3-14 years study design: it was a cross sectional survey. duration: from 7th october 2011 to 12 th november 2012 material and method: a total of 200 patients between 3-14 years of both gender having recurrent episodes of tonsillitis within six weeks,4-5 times in two years or 2-3 episodes in a year,were recruited from the out patient department,their informed consent was taken. during the study period,age distribution of the patients show 48(24%) between 3-5 years,56(28%) between 6-8 years,46(23%) between 9-11 years and 50(25%) between 12-14 years of age,mean and sd was calculated as 8.34±5.87 years,81(40.5%) were male and 119(59.5%) were female patients. frequency of haemorrhage in children undergoing tonsillectomy reveals 12(6%) while 188(94%) had no haemorrhage,6(100%) secondary while no patient had primary haemorrhage. conclusion: we concluded that frequency of post-tonsillectomy secondary haemorrhage in children between 3-14 years undergoing tonsillectomy is higher which needs more attention for the surveillance of the problem.