Complications of canine tonsillectomy by clamping technique combined with monopolar electrosurgery – a retrospective study of 39 cases

Table 1 Minor and major surgical complications after 39 canine tonsillectomies

Complication	Total	Minor	Major
Total	12	10	2
Intraoperative bleeding	7	7^a	-
Postoperative bleeding – no surgery treatment	2	2^a
Postoperative bleeding – surgery required	2	-	2
Total incidences of bleeding	11
Signs of pharyngeal pain and coughing at day four	1	1	-

^aOne dog belonged to both groups; bleeding during and after surgery without revision surgery

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