Long-term outcomes of extracapsular tonsillectomy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults.

Background: Tonsillectomy is an effective treatment option for obstructive sleep apnoea in selected adult patients, but there has been a lack of long-term follow-up data.

Objectives: To analyse the long-term outcomes of extracapsular tonsillectomy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults, with the longest follow-up periods to date.

Materials And Methods: We recruited adults who had undergone extracapsular tonsillectomy because of obstructive sleep apnoea between 2004 and 2018 in the Hospital District of Southwest Finland.

Comparison of three common tonsil surgery techniques: cold steel with hot hemostasis, monopolar and bipolar diathermy.

Purpose: To analyze the risk of postoperative hemorrhage in tonsil surgery with different surgical methods, instruments, indications, and age groups. Monopolar diathermy compared to bipolar diathermy was of particular interest.

Methods: The data from tonsil surgery patients were retrospectively collected between 2012 and 2018 in the Hospital District of Southwest Finland.