Review of 1078 tonsillectomy: Retrospective cohort study

Abstract

Aim: Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed otolaryngologic surgical procedures. We represented our 5 years of experience in tonsillectomy and intended to compare our results with the current literature. We aimed to discuss our tonsillectomy outcomes, mainly giving emphasis on our post tonsillectomy infections and their possible relation with tonsillar pillar suturation, local anesthesia infiltration, comorbidities and presence of Actinomyces colonies in tonsil spesimens.

Methods: This study was carried out retrospectively, in 1078 patients who underwent tonsillectomy operation in between December 2011 and December 2016. The demographic data of the patients, indications for tonsillectomy, suturation if applied, local anesthesia infiltration and its timing, histopathologic findings, co-morbid diseases, postoperative complications and rehospitalizations were recorded. The association of suturation, infiltration of local anesthesia and it’s timing (pre-incisional, post-dissectional), the histopathologic presentation of Actinomyces bacteria in tonsillar spesimens and the presence of accompanying systemic disorders with post- tonsillectomy infections were statistically analysed.

Results: Postoperative infection was seen in 5 (0.5%) patients. Among the suturation group, only 1 (0.5%) patient had infection (p=1). In the infection group 4 (80%) patients had post dissectional local anesthesia infiltration (p=0.574). None of the patients treated with preincisional local anesthesia infiltration, had postoperative infection (p=0.574). In 3 (0.3%) patients, Actinomyces was determined. None of these cases had post-tonsillectomy infections. 142 (13.2%) patients had various co-morbidities associated. Among them, 1 (0.7%) patient had post-operative infection (p=0.507). 

Conclusion: According to our results, there is no statistically significant association between suturation of tonsillar pillars, local anesthesia infiltration, comorbidities and presence of Actinomyces and post tonsillectomy infections.

Keywords

• Tonsillectomy,Tonsillectomy hemorrhage,Postoperative infection,Suturation,Local anesthesia,Actinomyces

1078 tonsillektominin gözden geçirilmesi: Retrospektif kohort çalışma

Öz

Amaç: Tonsillektomi, en sık uygulanan otorinolaringolojik cerrahilerden biridir. Bu çalışmada, 5 yıllık tonsillektomi deneyimlerimiz sunulmuştur. Klinik sonuçlarımızın, güncel literatür ile karşılaştırılması; özellikle tonsillektomi sonrası gelişen enfeksiyonlar ile bu enfeksiyonların, tonsil pilika sütürasyonu, lokal anestezi uygulaması, komorbidite ve tonsil spesimenlerinde Aktinomiçes varlığı ile olan ilişkisi üzerinde durulması amaçlanmıştır. 

Yöntemler: Aralık 2011 Aralık 2016 yılları arasında opere olmuş 1078 hasta retrospektif olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Hastaların demografik bilgileri, cerrahi endikasyonlar, tonsillar pilika sütürasyonu yapılan hastalar, lokal anestezi uygulandı ise zamanlaması, tonsil dokusunun histopatolojik değerlendirme sonuçları, eşlik eden sistemik patolojiler, post operatif komplikasyonlar ve rehospitalizasyon gereken durumlar belirlenmiştir. Tonsillektomi enfeksiyonları ile lokal anestezi uygulanması, sütürasyon, komorbid hastalıklar ve Aktinomiçes varlığı arasında ilişki araştırılmış, sonuçlar istatistiksel olarak değerlendirilmiştir. 

Bulgular: Postoperatif enfeksiyon 5 (%0,5) hastada görülmüştür. Sütürasyon uygulanan 1 (%0,5) hastada enfeksiyon saptanmıştır (p=1). Enfeksiyon görülen 4 (%80) hastada disseksiyon sonrası lokal anestezi uygulanmıştır (p=0,574). İnsizyon öncesi lokal anestezi uygulanan hastaların hiçbirinde postoperatif enfeksiyon gelişmemiştir (p=0,574). Üç (%0,3) hastada Aktinomiçes saptanmıştır. Bu hastalarda tonsillektomi sonrası enfeksiyon gelişmemiştir. 142 (%13,2) hastada eşlik eden komorbiditeler mevcuttur. Bu grupta 1 (%0,7) hastada postoperatif enfeksiyon gelişmiştir (p=0,507).

Sonuç: Bulgularımıza göre, tonsillektomi sonrası enfeksiyonlar ile, tonsiller pilikaların sütürasyonu, lokal anestezi uygulanması, komobidite ve Actinomiçes varlığı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilmemiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Tonsillektomi,Tonsillektomi kanaması,Postoperatif enfeksiyon,Sütürasyon,Lokal anestezi,Actinomiçes

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