{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,14]],"date-time":"2026-10-14T22:11:52Z","timestamp":1792015912165,"version":"4.4.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Georg Thieme Verlag KG","issue":"02","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,26]],"date-time":"2016-10-26T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1477440000000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,4]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>\n            Introduction\u2003Smoking has many adverse effects on the oral and pharyngeal mucosa. Outcomes may be developing tonsillar infections and predisposing for post tonsillectomy bleeding (PTB).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Objective\u2003The objective of our study was to determine whether smokers have more chronic\/recurrent tonsillitis indicating for tonsillectomy or develop more PTB episodes.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Methods\u2003We conducted a retrospective study on two groups of adults (age \u226518 years). Cohort 1: Smoking among patients who underwent tonsillectomy for recurrent\/chronic tonsillitis. Cohort 2: Smoking among patients requiring control of PTB that were operated primarily for recurrent\/chronic tonsillitis. Cohort 1 served as a population-reference for the second. We retrieved the data from medical records.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Results\u2003Cohort 1: 206 adults aged 18\u201350 years (mean 26\u2009\u00b1\u20097.6). 28% (57 patients) were smokers, versus 24% and 20% in the general population (in the years 2000 and 2010; p\u2009=\u20090.5, p\u2009=\u20090.18, respectively). Cohort 2: 114 adults aged 18\u201373 years (mean 26\u2009\u00b1\u20097.6). 43% were smokers, double the incidence in the general population (p\u2009=\u20090.004, p\u2009=\u20090.0004, in 2000 and 2010, respectively), and 1.5 times cohort 1 (p\u2009=\u20090.02). Smoking rates among bleeders on post-operative days 8\u201310 and later than day 10 were 53% and 60% (p\u2009=\u20090.0005 and p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001, respectively). Five of ten patients presenting a second PTB were smokers. Timing of re-bleedings was similar to their first PTB and dated similarly as first PTB of the entire group, mean 5.6 days (SD\u2009\u00b1\u20093.2).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Conclusion\u2003Smokers may encounter more chronic\/recurrent tonsillitis episodes, indicating tonsillectomy and significantly are more prone for PTB. Smoking cessation may perhaps diminish recurrent\/chronic tonsillitis. Whether pre-operative abstinence or its length would reduce PTB incidence is yet to be determined.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0036-1593835","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,26]],"date-time":"2016-10-26T22:42:21Z","timestamp":1477521741000},"page":"165-170","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["The Impact of Tobacco Smoking Upon Chronic\/Recurrent Tonsillitis and Post Tonsillectomy Bleeding"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Udi","family":"Cinamon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Holon, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abraham","family":"Goldfarb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Holon, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tal","family":"Marom","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Zerifin, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,26]]},"container-title":["International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/products\/ejournals\/pdf\/10.1055\/s-0036-1593835.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,6]],"date-time":"2019-05-06T18:39:22Z","timestamp":1557167962000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/DOI\/DOI?10.1055\/s-0036-1593835"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,26]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"02","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,31]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,4]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0036-1593835","relation":{},"ISSN":["1809-9777","1809-4864"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1809-9777","type":"print"},{"value":"1809-4864","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,26]]}}}