Effectiveness
According to Table 3, about 2% of patients of DCT group and 2.6% of
patients of inpatient group developed post-tonsillectomy bleeding. There
was no significant difference in the incidence of bleeding after surgery
between two groups (P = 0.684). In DCT group, only 1.3% patients needed
blood transfusion whereas in inpatient group only 1 patient (0.6%)
required blood transfusion after surgery. There was no significant
difference in the incidence of blood transfusion between two groups of
DCT and inpatient (p = 0.624). In DCT group, 2 patients (1.3%) and in
inpatient group 3 patients (2%) had re-operation due to bleeding. The
results showed no significant difference in the incidence of
re-operation among the patients of DCT and inpatient group (p = 1.000).
Pain score was recorded 3 times 24 hours after surgery. The results
revealed no significant difference in the pain of two groups (DCT and
inpatient) for 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after surgery (P = 0.240).