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Table 4 Reasons for emergency department presentation and hospital readmission within 30 days of tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy

From: Hospital revisits after paediatric tonsillectomy: a cohort study

Emergency department presentation

Hospital readmission

Complications

Percentage (%)

Frequency (N)

Complications

Percentage (%)

Frequency (N)

Haemorrhage

33.02

1571

Haemorrhage

67.93

1868

Unspecified surgical complication

21.02

1000

Dehydration

15.02

413

Upper respiratory complication

14.25

678

Unspecified surgical complication

9.64

265

Infection

13.07

622

Upper respiratory complication

8.87

244

Dehydration

5.07

241

Pain

8.22

226

Other

3.97

189

Infection

7.89

217

Nausea

3.57

170

Nausea

5.78

159

Lower respiratory complication

2.98

142

Lower respiratory complication

4.11

113

Pain

1.85

88

Other

1.67

46

Anaesthesia-related complication

1.51

72

Anaesthesia-related complication

1.38

38

Cardiovascular complication

0.25

12

Cardiovascular complication

0.62

17

Airway compromise

0.06

3

Airway compromise

0.18

7

Surgical burn

0.00

0

Surgical burn

0.07

2