Why the study?
Does electrocoagulation improve control of bleeding or reduce operative time compared to ligation in patients undergoing tonsillectomy?
Population
376 patients undergoing tonsillectomy
Comparison
Electrocoagulation (spot or zonal) vs Ligation
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May reduce tonsillectomy time with equivalent bleeding control; leaves open morbidity risk and requires randomized confirmation.
Does electrocoagulation improve control of bleeding or reduce operative time compared to ligation in patients undergoing tonsillectomy?
Electrocoagulation and ligation are equally effective for bleeding control after tonsillectomy, though electrocoagulation reduces operative time at the potential cost of increased morbidity with the zonal technique.
Roy et al. (1976) studied this question.
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