Why the study?
Does preoperative screening with PTT detect bleeding abnormalities in patients prior to T&A?
Population
206 patients prior to tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Does not support routine PTT screening before T&A; leaves open the value of preoperative coagulation testing in larger studies.
Does preoperative screening with PTT detect bleeding abnormalities in patients prior to T&A?
Despite no bleeding abnormalities detected in this series, the authors advocate for routine preoperative PTT screening before T&A to detect latent bleeders.
Thomas et al. (1970) studied this question.
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