Life‐Threatening Posttonsillectomy Hemorrhage

Abstract

Life-threatening PTH is an apparently rare, most commonly unpredictable state of emergency requiring a clear management protocol. However, repeated episodes of bleeding classified most clinical courses and should alert the medical staff. Although the bleeding rate after tonsillectomy in children is generally acknowledged to be very low, the rate of life-threatening PTH is apparently higher than in adults. Gender seems not to be a risk factor. Secondary PTH can no longer be assessed to be less dangerous than primary PTH.