The Effect of Dexamethasone Dosing on Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

This is a retrospective chart review looking at the effect of dexamethasone dosing on post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing a tonsillectomy
• Patients undergoing an adenotonsillectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• All patients with a known history of bleeding or clotting disorders, as well as those patients who had presented to Nationwide Children's Hospital main operating room for control of PTH but had their initial tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy at an outlying facility will be excluded from the study.