Coagulation tests or standardized questionnaire, which is better as a predictor of bleeding? A prospective study among children before tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy

OBJECTIVE: The value of pre-operative coagulation testing for adenotonsillar surgery is controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of routine coagulation tests and a standardized questionnaire in children before tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. RESULTS: A total of 143 child...

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Autores principales: Masalha, Muhamed, DeRowe, Ari, Mazzawi, Salim, Chen, Tzvi, Ghanayim, Rami, Landsberg, Roee, Koren, Ariel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7092510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32204728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05020-6
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The value of pre-operative coagulation testing for adenotonsillar surgery is controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of routine coagulation tests and a standardized questionnaire in children before tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. RESULTS: A total of 143 children were prospectively enrolled in the study between 2013 and 2017, 81 males (56.6%) and 62 females (43.4%), age range 1 to 18 years (median age 5 years). Eighteen bleeding events were documented, three of them required treatment in the operating room. Abnormal coagulation tests were not associated with higher odds of bleeding after surgery. Higher risk of bleeding (p = 0.01) was associated with an abnormal standardized medical questionnaire.

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