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The Risks of Hemostaic Material in Tonsillectomy

Journal: Archives of Otolaryngology & Rhinology (Vol.1, No. 2)

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Page : 046-047

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Abstract

Importance: Surgicel is an effective hemostat either for intra or post-operative bleedings, but should be used cautiously in the case of tonsillectomy. Some surgeons choose to leave pieces of surgicel in the tonsils bed for a continuous haemostatic effect. The material when left in the tonsils fossa is no different than other foreign body and put the patient in a significant risk of suffocation.

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