What Are the Trends in Tonsillectomy Techniques in Wales? A Prospective Observational Study of 19,195 Tonsillectomies over a 10-Year Period

Table 1

Trends in tonsillectomy techniques utilised in Wales between 2003 and 2012.

Tonsillectomy technique	% change	Pearson’s correlation ()	value
Coblation	+120	0.825	0.003
Cold steel + ties	−60	−0.939	<0.001
Cold steel + both (diathermy haemostasis + ties)	+35	0.706	0.022
Bipolar diathermy (dissection & haemostasis)	+84	0.762	0.010
Laser	−115	−0.748	0.013
Ultrasonic	−133	−0.786	0.007
Monopolar diathermy	−103	−0.659	0.038