The Effect of Dexamethasone Dosing on Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

Completed

• Conditions: Tonsillectomy; Adenotonsillectomy
• Interventions: Drug: Dexamethasone

• Registration Number: NCT02228135
• Lead Sponsor: Nicole Elsey

Brief Summary

This is a retrospective chart review looking at the effect of dexamethasone dosing on post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-08-27
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-28
• Study Start: 2014-09
• Primary Completion: 2017-02
• Study Completion: 2017-02
• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9843

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing a tonsillectomy
• Patients undergoing an adenotonsillectomy

Exclusion Criteria

• All patients with a known history of bleeding or clotting disorders, as well as those patients who had presented to Nationwide Children's Hospital main operating room for control of PTH but had their initial tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy at an outlying facility will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Non post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage	Dexamethasone	Children who do not have post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage.
Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage	Dexamethasone	Children return to the hospital after surgery with post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dexamethasone Dosage	once at start of surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States