Abstract:

Objective      To explore the effect of bipolar coagulation forceps in tonsillectomy under general anaesthesia．Methods       65 patients were randomly divided into three groups：the tonsillectomy with bipolar coagulation forceps surgery (TEBCFS)group, the tonsillectomy with monopolar electrosurgery (TE-MES)group and the traditional blunt dissection tonsillectomy(TE-TBDT)group． The surgery duration and intraoperative blood loss were determined and compared． The postoperative pain scale，time of returning to a normal diet， and postoperative complications were also evaluated. Results       Surgical time was significantly shorter, and intra-operative blood loss and postoperative complication occurrence were statistically less in the TE-BCFS group, especially in patients with obvious adhesions between tonsils and the surrounding tissues, and patients with embedded tonsil． Conclusion       Under general anaesthesia， TE-BCFS offers a better effect than TEMES and TE-TBDT do， on those patients with obvious adhesions between tonsils and the surrounding tissues, and patients with embedded tonsil.

Key words: Bipolar coagulation forceps； Tonsillectomy