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

Table 3

Trends in tonsillectomy techniques utilised by specialist registrars in Wales between 2003 and 2012.

Tonsillectomy technique	% change	Pearson’s correlation ()	value
Coblation	+2621	0.846	0.002
Cold steel + ties	−52	−0.817	0.004
Cold steel + both (diathermy haemostasis + ties)	+12	0.414	0.234
Bipolar diathermy	+252	0.665	0.036