Preoperative risk factors: when do you need to refer to the haematologist?
1 September 2016
| Sheneen Meghji
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Anticoagulants, Bleeding risk, Coagulation disorders, Herbal medication, High-risk populations, Preoperative assessment
It is essential that clinicians are able to identify and assess which patients are in the high risk category for bleeding during ENT surgery. A full history, including medications, herbal remedies taken, any other medical co-morbidities and family history of...
Risk factors for post tonsillectomy bleeds
1 November 2014
| Ravi Thevasagayam
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ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Head & Neck
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Bleeding, Postoperative hemorrhage, Reoperation, Tonsillectomy
This paper reviews post-tonsillectomy bleeding in 692 patients and attempts to tease out risk factors. The overall bleed rate of 11.6% seems very high. The return to theatre rate was 2.6%. The paper identifies male patients and adult patients as...
