Randomized control trial comparing treatment outcomes of monopolar cautery versus BiZact™ total tonsillectomy in children

Taylor Leavitt; Jeffrey A Carter; Anna H Messner; Yi-Chun Liu; Sonal V Saraiya; Matthew S Sitton; Kathleen Hosek; Ugochukwu Madueke; Paulina M Powell; Ronald J Vilela

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2025.112689

Randomized control trial comparing treatment outcomes of monopolar cautery versus BiZact™ total tonsillectomy in children

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2026 Jan:200:112689. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2025.112689. Epub 2025 Dec 19.

Affiliations

¹ Texas Children's Hospital, United States; Baylor College of Medicine, United States.
² Texas Children's Hospital, United States.
³ Baylor College of Medicine, United States.
⁴ Texas Children's Hospital, United States; Baylor College of Medicine, United States. Electronic address: rjvilela@texaschildrens.org.

PMID: 41435689
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2025.112689

No abstract available

Keywords: BiZact; Bovie; Intraoperative blood loss; Monopolar cautery; Operative time; Pain; Pediatric tonsillectomy; Postoperative hemorrhage; Total tonsillectomy.