Paediatric Day Case Tonsillectomy - Audit of a New Programme.

Autor:	Grant O; Department of Anaesthesia, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin., Harper P; Department of Anaesthesia, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Irish medical journal [Ir Med J] 2020 Apr 03; Vol. 113 (4), pp. 56. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 03.
Abstrakt:	Aims The primary objective of this audit was to assess 30-day unplanned admission or readmission rates following day case tonsillectomy. Secondary objectives included assessing demographic characteristics of patients and surgical and anaesthetic techniques employed. Methods Retrospective chart review was performed. Results 34 tonsillectomies or adenotonsillectomies were performed for children aged between 5 and 17 years. A total of six patients (17.6%) were either admitted from the day ward or readmitted within 30 days. This was not statistically significantly greater than the maximum acceptable rate of 15% as recommended by ENT UK and the Royal College of Surgeons (95% confidence intervals 4.8% - 30.5%, p = 0.33). Of these admissions, one (2.9%) was due to nausea and inadequate oral intake, one (2.9%) was due to clinical concerns regarding sleep apnoea and four readmissions (11.8%) were due to bleeding. Anaesthesia techniques used varied considerably. Conclusion Further multidisciplinary co-operation and standardisation of care may help to improve this programme and reduce unplanned admission and readmission rates. Competing Interests: No conflicts of interest declared.
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