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As the incidence of tonsillectomy in children younger than 6 years has declined following the recommendations of the consensus paper issued in 2007, tonsillotomy has become more frequent in this age group. Overnight hospital admission and observation is suggested for all patients experiencing postoperative haemorrhage, as the occurrence of one minor bleeding doubled the risk of a second severe bleeding.
Sarny et al. (Tue,) studied this question.