The Effect of Dexamethasone Dosing on Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

Nicole Elsey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adenotonsillectomy; Tonsillectomy

Treatments: Drug: Dexamethasone

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02228135

IRB14-00588

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 9,843 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

9,843 participants in 2 patient groups

Non post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage

Description:

Children who do not have post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage.

Treatment:

Drug: Dexamethasone

Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage

Description:

Children return to the hospital after surgery with post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage.

Treatment:

Drug: Dexamethasone