Here is the direct link to the awesome post, “Massive Hemorrhage Post-Tonsillectomy“, from Dr. Morganstern’s First10EM Resuscitation Plans (there are currently 64 posts [Resuscitation Plans] in this awesome resource).
Please see Additional Resources below for five more useful references.
Additional Resources:
(1) Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage from the outstanding Pediatric EM Morsels BY DR SEAN FOX · PUBLISHED AUGUST 17, 2012 · UPDATED JULY 23, 2016. It covers what to do for the patient with massive post op tonsillectomy hemorrhage.
(2) Management of post tonsillectomy secondary haemorrhage:
Flinders experience [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. Australian Journal of Autolaryngology, published: 07 December 2018.
(3) Recurrent Post Tonsillectomy Secondary Hemorrhage in Patients with Factor XIII Deficiency: A Case Series and Review of Literature [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. Am J Case Rep. 2016; 17: 850–854.
(4) Postoperative Hemorrhage Following Adenoidectomy [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. Laryngoscope. 2012 Jun;122(6):1246-53.
(5) Postadenoidectomy hemorrhage: how we do it? [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Feb 15;8(2):2799-803. eCollection 2015.
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