Table 4

- Sub-analysis of patients with post tonsillectomy bleeding

Variablesn=43 (%)
Type of post tonsillectomy bleeding 
Primary9.3 (9.3)
Secondary39 (90.7)
Time to postoperative bleeding (days)6.93±3.10
Management 
Conservative management16 (37.2)
Surgical intervention27 (62.8)
Required bleeding control twice2 (4.7)
Durations of admission (days)2.14±1.10

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%) for categorical variables or mean ± standard deviation (SD) for continuous variables.