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Why Is Tonsillectomy In An Adult Complicated Than In A Child ?
Hi doctor am doing a research on why a tonsillectomy in a child is less complication than the same procudure for an adult
Thu, 12 Apr 2012
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I think it is more in adult due to big blood vessles in adult, so more chances of bleeding.
Second thing, after tonsillectomy , patient should chew and eat proper food. Child eats proper food but adult refuses to eat or drink proper quantity of food and liquieds . So, because of nonuse of muscles of throat, causes spasm of these muscles and so causes more pain in adult.
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I think it is more in adult due to big blood vessles in adult, so more chances of bleeding.
Second thing, after tonsillectomy , patient should chew and eat proper food. Child eats proper food but adult refuses to eat or drink proper quantity of food and liquieds . So, because of nonuse of muscles of throat, causes spasm of these muscles and so causes more pain in adult.
Have a good time.
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