A COMPARISON OF DISSECTION METHOD AND MONOPOLAR TOSILECTOMY

2016 ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Thanh Thai Le ◽  
Duy Nam Dang

Objective: To compare the dissection and monopolar method of tonsillectomy and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages during surgery and convalescence. Materials and Method: Descriptive, prospective, clinical trial on 76 patients who required tonsillectomy were randomly assigned to have one tonsil removed by dissection - method and the other by monopolar at Hue University Hospital and Hue Central Hospital. Main outcome measure: surgery duration, lost blood, postoperative pain, postoperative haemorrhage, recovering time. Result: The mean time of operation related to dissection-method tonsillectomy was 18,9± 3,7 minutes and in monopolar tonsillectomy was 10,5 ±3,4 minutes. The average amount of bleeding was 13,1 ± 3,8ml and 3,1 ± 2,6ml respectively. Postoperative pain of dissection method with 6,0± 1,3 days and monopolar with 7,8 ± 2,3 days. Postoperative haemorrhage of dissection method with 5,3% and monopolar with 13,2%. Conclusion: Although there are some advantages and disavantages in 2 methods, we should choose dissection method tonsillectomy due to its recovering time. Key words: dissection method, monopolar method

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
ST Chettri ◽  
S Bhandary ◽  
A Nepal ◽  
RR Joshi ◽  
V Natesh ◽  
...  

Background: Tonsillectomy is one of the most commonly performed operations in otolaryngology. There are many proven methods of tonsillectomy, including cold dissection and bipolar electrocautery. Objective: To compare bipolar elecrocautery tonsillectomy with cold dissection method in pediatric age groups. Methods: Single blind controlled study to compare bipolar technique against the conventional dissection/snare technique. Results: The average amount of bleeding on electrocautery side was 4.07ml and on the cold dissection side was 14.58 ml. The mean time of operation for electrocautery and cold dissection was 12.04 and 16.57 minutes respectively. On the second post operative day, 35% of the patients complained of pain on the cauterized side, 30% complained of more pain on the dissection side while 35 % experienced equal pain on both sides. Post-operative complication such as hemorrhage was not seen in both the techniques employed. Conclusion: In the present study, bipolar diathermy tonsillectomy had advantages in having less post-operative time and blood loss intraoperatively but patients experience slightly more pain than cold dissection. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v11i3.9651 Health Renaissance 2013;11(3):270-272


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 620
Author(s):  
Haitham S. Rbihat ◽  
Khaled M. Mestareehy ◽  
Mohammad S. Al lababdeh ◽  
Talal M. Jalabneh ◽  
Mohammad E. Aljboor ◽  
...  

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is taken into account as a standard method of performing cholecystectomy and has substituted the old method throughout the world, while laparoscopic appendectomy still not attaining that reputation. In this paper, a retrospective study was done to compare between both laparoscopic and open appendectomy.Methods: Two hundred eighty-five patients were analyzed after appendectomy using either open or laparoscopic procedures. The data was compared over a period of 36 months. Surgical technique was the same among 6 surgeons, standard postoperative care for all patient groups. The outcome measures included comparing of mean operative time, days of hospitalization, postoperative pain and rate of wound infection.Results: Concerning open appendectomy the mean time was 28 minutes with 2 days of hospitalization. The postoperative pain extent was for 36 hours and rate of wound infection was 8/159. While in laparoscopic appendectomy the mean time was 55 minutes with one day hospitalization. The postoperative pain was for 12 hours and zero rate of wound infection.Conclusions: In general laparoscopy has plenty of gains over open surgery as discussed before but laparoscopic appendectomy is not easier, nor does it avoid general anesthesia. The cost for laparoscopic appendectomy is higher than for open appendectomy. The operative and post-operative complications are more critical (e.g.: intra-abdominal abscesses & perforation of bowel) as compared to open appendectomy. We have to assess the advantages and disadvantages, indications and contraindications when taking a decision for laparoscopic surgery. We suppose it would be very early to say that laparoscopic appendectomy is superior or can replace open appendectomy.


KYAMC Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Md Abdus Salam ◽  
Md Mahbub Alam ◽  
Rezwan Ahmed ◽  
Md Sultan Mahmud

Background: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide by otorhinolaryngologists for different indications. Tonsillectomy is often performed as day-case surgery, which increases the demands of a satisfactory postoperative pain control and a low risk of early postoperative bleeding. Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the Monopolar diathermy and Dissection methods of tonsillectomy and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages during surgery, convalescence. Materials and Methods: Two hundred children were recruited for this study during the period of five years from January, 2014 to December, 2018 at Otolaryngology department of Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital (KYAMCH). Subjects between the age of 5 and 25 years listed for tonsillectomy were included. Subjects were recommended not to have aspirin within the 2 weeks before surgery. Results: The mean duration of operation was found 10.6±0.4 minutes in group A and 17.0±0.7 minutes in group B. The difference was statistically significant (p<0.05) between two groups. At 1st day, 11(11.0%) patients had throat pain in group A and 23(23.0%) in group B. At 2nd day, 14(14.0%) patients had throat pain in group A and 25(25.0%) in group B. Which were statistically significant (p<0.05) between two groups. Conclusion: The monopolar diathermy tonsillectomy appears to cause less bleeding, postoperative pain and less time consuming in compare with the dissection tonsillectomy although patients experience slightly more pain than dissection Method. KYAMC Journal Vol. 10, No.-1, April 2019, Page 21-24


2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562110421
Author(s):  
Joshua Van Swol ◽  
Bethany J. Wolf ◽  
Julia Toumey ◽  
Phayvanh Pecha ◽  
Krishna G. Patel

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a patient with a cleft's age, associated syndrome, cleft phenotype or travel distance affects their follow-up rate. Design This study is a retrospective review of patients with CL/P treated by a craniofacial clinic. Setting The setting was a craniofacial clinic at a tertiary care university hospital. Patients, Participants Candidates were patients seen by the craniofacial clinic between January 2007 and December 2019. An initial pool of 589 patients was then reduced to 440 due to exclusion criteria. Interventions None Main Outcome Measure(s) The outcome measure was actual patient attendance to the craniofacial team compared to the team goal expectation of annual return visits. Results The mean age of participants at the end of the study was 9.0 ±  5.4 years with a mean follow-up period (total possible follow-up period length based on patient age at presentation and study window) of 5.5 ±  3.6 years. There was no association between cleft phenotype, type of syndrome, or distance to the clinic with attendance. Children with syndromes had an 11% decrease in the odds of attending follow-up visits with each 1-year increase in age compared to a 4% decrease in children without syndromes. Conclusions The only significant factors determining patient attendance were the presence of a syndrome and increasing age.


2016 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-263
Author(s):  
Jowita Rosada-Kurasińska ◽  
Alicja Bartkowska-Śniatkowska ◽  
Agnieszka Bienert ◽  
Małgorzata Grześkowiak ◽  
Paweł Sobczyński ◽  
...  

Introduction. Acute postoperative pain continues to be a dilemma to patients and clinicians.Aim. To define the efficacy, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of paracetamol and ketoprofen in patients after the abdominal aortic surgery. Setting and design in University hospital – intensive therapy unit (clinical part), clinical pharmacy and biopharmacy unit (biochemical part), and pharmaceutical company (statistical part). Prospective randomized study.Material and Methods. 40 adult patients (50–84 years) undergoing abdominal aortic surgery were randomized equally into two groups. After extubation the patients in group 1 (G1) were administered a 1 g paracetamol infusion, and in group 2 (G2) – a 100 mg ketoprofen infusion, both within 15 minutes. All the patients received an epidural infusion of bupivacaine with fentanyl. The following parameters were recorded: mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), central venous pressure (CVP), plasma concentration of paracetamol and ketoprofen. Postoperative pain was assessed with the visual analogue scale (VAS).Results. The mean values of the MAP, HR and CVP were within normal limits in the both groups. No significant differences were noticed in the assessment of postoperative pain and total use of an opioid. The mean therapeutic plasma concentration of paracetamol and ketoprofen remained up to 180 minutes and up to 120 minutes, respecively.Conclusions. The study enabled us to conclude that intravenous paracetamol as well as ketoprofen have good effectiveness and tolerability. There is no need to modify dosage of these drugs to elderly patients. After paracetamol infusion the therapeutic plasma concentration remains longer than after the ketoprofen infusion.


10.20883/176 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 254
Author(s):  
Jowita Rosada-Kurasińska ◽  
Alicja Bartkowska-Śniatkowska ◽  
Agnieszka Bienert ◽  
Małgorzata Grześkowiak ◽  
Paweł Sobczyński ◽  
...  

Introduction. Acute postoperative pain continues to be a dilemma to patients and clinicians.Aim. To define the efficacy, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of paracetamol and ketoprofen in patients after the abdominal aortic surgery. Setting and design in University hospital – intensive therapy unit (clinical part), clinical pharmacy and biopharmacy unit (biochemical part), and pharmaceutical company (statistical part). Prospective randomized study.Material and Methods. 40 adult patients (50–84 years) undergoing abdominal aortic surgery were randomized equally into two groups. After extubation the patients in group 1 (G1) were administered a 1 g paracetamol infusion, and in group 2 (G2) – a 100 mg ketoprofen infusion, both within 15 minutes. All the patients received an epidural infusion of bupivacaine with fentanyl. The following parameters were recorded: mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), central venous pressure (CVP), plasma concentration of paracetamol and ketoprofen. Postoperative pain was assessed with the visual analogue scale (VAS).Results. The mean values of the MAP, HR and CVP were within normal limits in the both groups. No significant differences were noticed in the assessment of postoperative pain and total use of an opioid. The mean therapeutic plasma concentration of paracetamol and ketoprofen remained up to 180 minutes and up to 120 minutes, respecively.Conclusions. The study enabled us to conclude that intravenous paracetamol as well as ketoprofen have good effectiveness and tolerability. There is no need to modify dosage of these drugs to elderly patients. After paracetamol infusion the therapeutic plasma concentration remains longer than after the ketoprofen infusion.


2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 838-840
Author(s):  
A. Al Raymoony

This study was conducted on 100 patients with symptomatic gallbladder stones, aged 22-81 years with a mean of 51.5 years, who underwent cholecystectomy in Zarqa city, Jordan between July 1998 and July 1999. The success rate was 87% and the procedure was completed using the conventional method in 13 patients. The mean operative time was 60 minutes, complication rate was 5% and there were no deaths. The mean hospital stay was 1 day and mean time to return to work was 10 days. This study showed that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe procedure with reasonable operative time, less postoperative pain, a short hospital stay, early return to work, and a low morbidity and mortality rate.


2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-80
Author(s):  
Anshu Sharma ◽  
Shama Bhandari ◽  
Dhundi Raj Paudel

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is frequently performed surgical procedure. There are several different methods with varied advantages and disadvantages. In spite of the different techniques available there is no consensus and definite evidence for best method. The most commonly performed are conventional dissection and bipolar electrocauterization methods. Aims: The aim of the study was to compare time required for the completion of surgery, intraoperative and postoperative blood loss along with post operative pain between conventional dissection and bipolar electrocauterization methods. Methods: This comparative study was conducted from August 2019 to March 2021 in total of 30 patients planned for tonsillectomy in department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital.In every patient right side tonsillectomy was done with conventional dissection method and left side tonsillectomy was done with bipolar electrocauterization method. Results: The mean age was 27.2±13.08 years. The mean duration of surgery was 16.53 ± 2.43 min and 11.10 ± 1.93 min in conventional dissection method and bipolar electrocauterization method respectively. The difference was statistically significant. Intraoperative blood loss was significantly lower in bipolar electrocauterization method with mean intraoperative blood loss of 19 ±4.62 ml in bipolar electrocauterization group and 81.83 ±36.54 ml in conventional dissection method. The pain intensity was statistically similar in both methods at all-time intervals post operatively. Conclusion: In tonsillectomy, bipolar electrocauterization method has advantage over conventional dissection method in regards to reduced surgical time and intra operative blood loss, without any significant difference in post-operative pain intensity and post-operative hemorrhage.


2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Žymantas Jagelavičius ◽  
Vytautas Jovaišas ◽  
Arūnas Žilinskas ◽  
Algis Kybartas ◽  
Gintaras Kiškis ◽  
...  

Žymantas Jagelavičius, Vytautas Jovaišas, Arūnas Žilinskas, Algis Kybartas, Gintaras Kiškis, Vygantas Gruslys, Irena Liubertienė, Ričardas JanilionisVilniaus universiteto Krūtinės ligų, alergologijos ir radiologijos klinika, Krūtinės chirurgijos centras; Vilniaus universiteto ligoninės „Santariškių klinikų“ centro filialas, Krūtinės chirurgijos skyrius,Žygimantų g. 3, LT-01102 VilniusEl paštas: [email protected] Įvadas / tikslasŠirdies sužalojimai yra viena letališkiausių traumų, ją patiria jaunesnio amžiaus žmonės. Dauguma sužeistųjų į širdį miršta nepasiekę ligoninės. Pateikiame Vilniaus universiteto ligoninės Santariškių klinikų Centro filialo Krūtinės chirurgijos skyriaus patirtį gydant širdies traumą patyrusius asmenis. Ligoniai ir metodaiRetrospektyviai išanalizavome 170 ligonių, gydytų dėl įtariamo širdies sužalojimo ir operuotų per pirmas 24 valandas po traumos, 1983–2007 metų duomenis. Įvertinome veiksnius, turėjusius įtakos išgyvenamumui. RezultataiVidutinis ligonių amžius – 36 metai. Vyrų buvo 88,2 %. Dauguma atvežti Vilniaus miesto greitosios medicinos pagalbos – 126 (74,1 %). Vidutinė trukmė nuo traumos iki patekimo į priėmimo skyrių Vilniuje būdavo 104 min., o rajone ar siunčiant iš kitų šalies gydymo įstaigų – 310 min. Dauguma krūtinės sužalojimų buvo durtiniai pjautiniai – 161 (94,7 %), šautiniai – 9 (5,3 %). Operacijos metu dažniausiai būdavo nustatomas hemoperikardas ar tamponada – 130 (76,5 %) ligonių. Dažniausiai sužalojama širdies vieta buvo dešinysis skilvelis – 68 (40,0 %) ligoniams. Papildomų sužalojimų patyrė 92 (54,1 %) ligoniai. Iš 170 gydytų ligonių išgyveno 151, bendras išgyvenamumas siekė 88,8 %. Palyginti su mirusiais ligoniais, išgyvenusieji atvykdami turėjo aukštesnį sistolinį kraujospūdį (87,9 mmHg ir 56,3 mmHg, p=0,001), dažniau visus penkis gyvybės požymius (80,8 % ir 47,4 %, p=0,003), o tiems, kurie neišgyveno, dažniau pasitaikydavo širdies tamponada (52,6 % ir 29,8 %, p=0,045), sunkesnis (IV–VI laipsnio) širdies sužalojimas (89,5 % ir 29,8 %, p<0,001) ir širdies veiklos sustojimas per operaciją (84,2 % ir 7,9 %, p<0,001). IšvadosBlogesnę sužalotųjų į širdį prognozę lemia žemesnis kraujospūdis, išnykę gyvybės požymiai atvykus, operuojant nustatoma širdies tamponada, kiaurinis širdies sužalojimas ir širdies veiklos sustojimas. Greičiau suteikus tinkamą pagalbą didesnė dalis sužeistųjų turėtų šansą išgyventi. Reikšminiai žodžiai: širdies sužalojimai, širdies trauma, širdies žaizda, penetruojantys krūtinės sužalojimai Penetrating cardiac injuries: evaluation of a 25-year experience Žymantas Jagelavičius, Vytautas Jovaišas, Arūnas Žilinskas, Algis Kybartas, Gintaras Kiškis, Vygantas Gruslys, Irena Liubertienė, Ričardas JanilionisVilnius University Hospital „Santariškių Clinics“, Central Branch, Thoracic Surgery Department, Žygimantų str. 3,LT-01102 Vilnius, LithuaniaE-mail: [email protected] Background /objectiveCardiac injuries are one of the most lethal traumas, and they are usually sustained by young people. Most of the injured die before reaching hospital. We present our experience in treating penetrating cardiac injuries in Vilnius University Hospital “Santariskiu Clinics” Centre Affiliation. Patients and MethodsWe have retrospectively analyzed data on 170 patients who were treated and operated on for suspicion of cardiac injury within the first 24 hours after trauma in our department during a 25-year period. We evaluated the effect of various factors on survival. ResultsThe mean age was 36 years. 88.2% were male. The mean time from trauma till reception room in Vilnius was 104 min and beyond Vilnius 310 min. Most of the injuries were stab wounds (161, 94.7%). During operation the general finding was haemopericardium or tamponade – 130 (76.5%). Right ventricle was the most frequently injured part of the heart (68, 40.0%). 92 (54.1%) patients had associated injuries. 151 of 170 patients survived, the survival rate until discharge was 88.8%. Compared to nonsurvivors, survivors had a higher systolic blood pressure (87.9 mm Hg vs. 56.3 mm Hg, p = 0.001) and more often had all signs of life (80.8% vs. 47.4%, p = 0.003), but in nonsurvivors more frequent were tamponade (52.6% vs. 29.8%, p = 0.045), higher grade (IV–VI) of injury (89.5% vs. 29.8%, p < 0.001) and stopping of heart action (84.2% vs. 7.9%, p < 0.001). ConclusionsLower blood pressure, missing one or more signs of life on arrival determine the worse outcome as well as tamponade, higher grade cardiac injury and stopping of the heart action during the operation. The proper care given more rapidly to the victims injured to the heart could help to save more lives. Keywords: cardiac injuries, cardiac trauma, heart wound, penetrating chest injuries


2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 767-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. C. Rhee ◽  
A. Y. Shin

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the rate of union after four-corner arthrodesis with a locking, dorsal circular plate comprised of polyether-ether-ketone. A retrospective review was conducted of all patients who underwent four-corner arthrodesis with a locking, dorsal circular plate at our institution from January 2005 to May 2009. The primary outcome measure was radiographic and clinical union. During the study period, 26 consecutive wrists underwent four-corner arthrodesis with a locking, dorsal circular plate. Twenty-three wrists were included. The mean clinical follow-up was 16 months (range 3–37). Union was achieved in 22 of 23 wrists at a mean time of 3 months (range 1–12). There was one partial union that underwent successful revision arthrodesis. In summary, four-corner fusion with a polyether-ether-ketone locking, dorsal circular plate results in high union rates. The use of a radiolucent plate allows for more accurate assessment of union with the biomechanical advantages of a fixed angle construct.


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