Rate of Postoperative Return Visits on Adenotonsillectomy Patients at Age of 3

Autor: Daniel Jensen, Sweeti V. Shah, Pamela J. Nicklaus
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Program.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.141.1_meetingabstract.688
Popis: Background: The American Academy of Otolaryngology guidelines state that any patient under the age of 3 should be admitted for observation postoperatively from adenotonsillectomy. There is no literature or suggestions on the postoperative management of 3 year olds. As a result, admission rates vary between physicians for this age range Objectives: To compare the incidence of postoperative return rates among otherwise healthy 3 year old patients after adenotonsillectomy/tonsillectomy who were either kept for 24 hour postoperative observation (24HR group) or were discharged same day of surgery …
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