Arch Otolaryngol
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Postoperative tonsillectomy pain in pediatric patients: electrocautery (hot) vs cold dissection and snare tonsillectomy--a randomized trial.
To determine the effect of the method of tonsillectomy on postoperative pain in pediatric patients. ⋯ Hot dissection tonsillectomy increases morbidity in pediatric patients in the recovery period following hospital discharge.