Research Article
Does Microscope Assistance in Cold Steel Tonsillectomy Reduce the Risk of Postoperative Hemorrhage? Results of a Prospective Cohort Study
Table 5
PTH rates broken down by the N-/R-classification and age groups.
| Age | | | Total | Class | N0 | N1 | R0 | R1 | N0 | N1 | R0 | R1 |
| 0–10 | 1 (0.15%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.15%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.23%) | 11–18 | 0 | 5 (0.73%) | 1 (0.15%) | 3 (0.44%) | 0 | 1 (0.12%) | 0 | 0 | 5 (0.58%) | 19–65 | 3 (0.44%) | 16 (2.34%) | 1 (0.15%) | 7 (1.02%) | 1 (0.55%) | 5 (2.75%) | 0 | 1 (0.12%) | 34 (3.93%) | >65 | 0 | 2 (0.29%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.12%) | 3 (0.35%) |
| Total | 4 (0.59%) | 23 (3.37%) | 2 (0.29%) | 11 (1.61%) | 1 (0.55%) | 6 (3.30%) | 0 | 2 (1.10%) | 49 (5.66%) |
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