Perioperative data | Definitions and comments |
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Indication | Snoring/upper airway obstruction/tonsil hypertrophy, recurrent tonsillitis, chronic tonsillitis, peritonsillitis, systemic complications to tonsillitis, othera |
Type of surgery | Tonsillectomy, tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy, tonsillotomy, tonsillotomy with adenoidectomy |
Surgical technique, cold surgery | Cold dissection with cold haemostasis (i.e., no electrosurgical instruments used) |
Level of care | Outpatient or inpatient care |
Tonsillectomy á chaud | Immediate surgery due to acute infection |
Postoperative bleeding | Bleeding that required an intervention: return to theatre, administration of anti-haemorrhagic drugs, or a blood transfusion before discharge after index surgery |
30-day PROM questionnaire | Definitions and comments |
Contact due to bleeding | Medical records: Any type of registered contact (telephone, outpatient visit, readmission) due to bleeding occurring after discharge from index surgery |
NTSRS: A yes to the question: “Have you contacted medical care due to bleeding from the throat?” | |
Admission due to bleeding | Medical records: Readmission due to bleeding occurring after discharge from index surgery |
NTSRS: A yes to the question: “Have you been admitted to hospital due to bleeding from the throat?” | |
Reoperation due to bleeding | Medical records: Reoperation under full anaesthesia due to bleeding occurring after discharge from index surgery |
NTSRS: A yes to the question: “Was another surgery performed due to bleeding?” | |
Contact due to pain | Medical records: Any type of registered contact (telephone, outpatient visit, readmission) due to pain occurring after discharge after index surgery |
NTSRS: A yes to the question: “Have you contacted medical care because of pain after the surgery?” |