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Materials and Methods: We evaluated the effect of electrocautery on postoperative pain, velopharyngeal insufficiency symptoms, postoperative nasal obstruction, and rhinorrhea in a group of 90 children undergoing adenoidectomy in our ENT department over a period of 3 months. Results: After statistically analyzing the data, we found that the duration of postoperative pain, the duration of rhinorrhea and nasal obstruction, and the duration of painkiller administration, as well as the velopharyngeal insufficiency symptoms, were significantly longer in patients in whom electrocautery was used for hemostasis. A significantly higher incidence of posterior neck pain and halitosis (oral malodor) was noted in the patients in whom electrocautery was used for adenoidectomy hemostasis. Conclusions: Bipolar electrocautery use should be limited during pediatric adenoidectomy hemostasis because of the possible side effects: longer postoperative pain, prolonged nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea and velopharyngeal insufficiency, and halitosis. We noted some side effects that were specific to electrocautery use during adenoidectomy: posterior neck pain and oral malodor. Acknowledging the risk for these symptoms can help to alleviate the anxiety of both the parents and the patients regarding the expected postoperative outcomes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina59040739","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,10]],"date-time":"2023-04-10T03:49:29Z","timestamp":1681098569000},"page":"739","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Use and Abuse of Electrocautery in Adenoidectomy Hemostasis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"59","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2971-1784","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Veronica","family":"Epure","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ENT Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"ENT Department, \u201cMS Curie\u201d Hospital, 077120 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Razvan","family":"Hainarosie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ENT Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"I.F.A.C.F.\u2013ORL Prof. Dr. D. 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