Other post-operative events and mortality
Post-operative bleeding especially amongst those who had a concurrent
tonsillectomy has been reported in all the studies except one (13). It
was the most reported non-respiratory event (53/1750, 3.0%) and tended
to occur following discharge regardless of being performed as a day case
or inpatient group. Post-operative pain and/or dehydration were also
common post-operative events reported (6, 10, 14). Other complications
reported were sinus bradycardia (16), hypertension (8, 11) with some
patients requiring IV labelatol, and urinary retention (11, 12).
None of the studies had any mortality documented within the follow-up
period. The length of follow-up varied from seven days to 30 days. Two
studies did not specify a length of follow-up (11, 12).