The need for routine pre-operative coagulation screening tests (prothrombin time PT/partial thromboplastin time PTT) for healthy children undergoing elective tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy

Toker, Alper; Reuveni, Haim; Yermiahu, Tikva; Leiberman, Alberto; Gurman, Gabriel M.; Porat, A; Schlaeffer, Pnina; Shvarts, Shifra; Kapelushnik, Joseph

doi:10.1016/s0165-5876(01)00574-2

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“…However, the clinical implications of these findings remain to be proven. There is no solid evidence supporting that a single abnormal parameter reliably diagnoses coagulopathy while the specificity of 81% is higher than that of commonly used coagulation tests such as INR and PTT (35,36).…”

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confidence: 94%

Normal range values for thromboelastography in healthy adult volunteers

Scarpelini¹,

Rhind²,

Nascimento³

et al. 2009

Braz J Med Biol Res

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Normal range values for thromboelastography in healthy adult volunteers

Scarpelini¹,

Rhind²,

Nascimento³

et al. 2009

Braz J Med Biol Res

151

140

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“…The aPTT is utilized to detect congenital and acquired abnormalities of the intrinsic coagulation pathway and to monitor patients receiving heparin. 18 Heparin shows the anticoagulant effect by inactivating thrombin and activated factor X (Xa) through an AT-dependent mechanism.…”

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confidence: 99%

Anticoagulant and antiplatelet properties of the latex of unripe fruits of Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae)

Asare

Koffuor

Nyansah

et al. 2015

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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“…Controversies exist in the preoperative evaluation of patients for tonsillectomy especially regarding hemorrhage and its control (Bolger et al, 1990;Gabriel et al, 2000;Asaf et al, 2001) but this paper would not dwell on these issues.…”

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Hemostasis during cold dissection tonsillectomy: Comparing the use of adrenaline and normal saline

Adoga¹,

Okeke²

2011

J. Clin. Med. Res.

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Various hemostatic agents and techniques have been used to reduce intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage in tonsillectomy. This study aims to compare the effect of using adrenaline and normal saline in maintaining hemostasis during cold dissection tonsillectomy. This is a prospective randomized single-blind study spanning fifty seven months in a private hospital setting in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Thirty seven patients aged between 2 and 31 years had tonsillectomy consisting of 22 (59.5%) males and 15 (40.5%) females. The mean age of patients was 15.6 years (SD= ± 8.97). Recurrent tonsillitis (45.9%) was the commonest indication for surgery and obstructive sleep apnea was the commonest associated indication in 12 (32.4%) patients. In 12 (32.4%) patients, there was no associated indication for surgery. The mean time required to achieve hemostasis with the use of adrenaline soaked gauze compress was 3.84 min. (SD= ± 0.92) and with the normal saline soaked gauze compress was 4.15 min. (SD=± 0.81) with a difference of 0.31 min. There was no incidence of primary, reactionary or secondary hemorrhage. The local application of adrenaline as a topical hemostatic agent during tonsillectomies is effective in reducing intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage and invariably reducing operative time with no significant side effects or complications.

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The need for routine pre-operative coagulation screening tests (prothrombin time PT/partial thromboplastin time PTT) for healthy children undergoing elective tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy

Cited by 106 publications

References 12 publications

Normal range values for thromboelastography in healthy adult volunteers

Normal range values for thromboelastography in healthy adult volunteers

Anticoagulant and antiplatelet properties of the latex of unripe fruits of Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae)

Hemostasis during cold dissection tonsillectomy: Comparing the use of adrenaline and normal saline

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