S.No

Study Details

Complications:

Blood loss during surgery:

Postoperative haemorrhage

1

Kothari et al. (2002) [4] , UK

KTP laser: 20 ml (range 0 - 320 ml)

KTP laser

Dissection: 95 ml (range 4 - 400 ml)

9 patients (11.3%) had a ‘reactionary’

Significant difference between the two

Haemorrhage.

groups p < 0.001.

6 patients required readmission for

secondary haemorrhage.

3/9 patients needed to have further surgery

to control the bleeding.

Dissection:

4 patients (5.5%) had minor ‘reactionary’

bleeding.

3 patients required readmission for

secondary haemorrhage.

Reasons

KTP

Dissection

Bleeding

9

4