Of the 9409 procedures performed, 267 were
for tonsillectomy alone, 1435 for adenoidectomy
alone and 7707 for adenotonsillectomy. Hemorrhage
occurred in 202 patients (incidence rate 2.15%)
- 10 (3.74%) of the patients who underwent
tonsillectomy, 3 (0.21%) of those who underwent
adenoidectomy and 189 (2.45%) of those who
underwent adenotonsillectomy. The site of bleeding
in the patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy
was the tonsillar fossa in 67%, the nasopharynx
in 27% and both areas in 7%.