The Effect of Dexamethasone Dosing on Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

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

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Key information

Conditions

Tonsillectomy Adenotonsillectomy

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Dexamethasone

Drug

Primary outcomes

Dexamethasone Dosage

Time frame: once at start of surgery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nicole Elsey

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Aug 28, 2014
Registry last updated: Jul 26, 2017

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