Cycle one
This was a pre-intervention, retrospective cycle covering a two-year period (January 2013 – December 2014) of paediatric tonsillectomies performed by the main author at [BLINDED ] (n = 102). The surgical technique used for achieving and checking haemostasis conformed to traditional ENT teachings, where each wound is packed with a tonsillectomy swab, the Boyle–Davis mouth gag (BDG) relaxed, and the neck positioned neutrally for one minute to check for any occult bleeders.