A non randomized control trial study on surgical and post operative outcomes of bipolar electro cautery versus combined cold knife and cautery tonsillectomy in RIMS, Imphal

Tonsillectomy remains to be an ordinary operative procedure in otorhinolaryngology. Although there are a plenty of surgical means adopting in otorhinolaryngology, the advantage of one method over another has not been systematically demonstrated. The aim of designing this study is to evaluate the outcomes of bipolar electrocautery tonsillectomy compare with combined cold knife cautery tonsillectomy.

A total of 40 patients aged 12 to 40 years of either sex, who are admitted in the otorhinolaryngology ward with one or more indications of tonsillectomy will be divided into two groups (Group 1 and Group 2) non randomly. In group 1 patients will receive Bipolar electrocautery tonsillectomy and group 2 will receive combined cold knife cautery tonsillectomy. The parameters to be measured are Intra-operative time in minutes, intra-operative blood loss in milliliter, post-operative discomfort or Pain in visual analogue pain and post-operative secondary hemorrhage. The data collected will then be analyzed and interpreted by appropriate statistical method.

The findings and observations made during the entire study will be tabulated, graphically depicted whenever possible, statistically analyzed and inference will be drawn.