title: Ambulatory adult tonsillectomy.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate whether it is reasonable to perform tonsillectomies on adults on an ambulatory basis. The method was a retrospective hospital chart review of all 383 patients operated on by one surgeon over a sequential 10-year period. The findings were a low admission rate of 7.05%, no serious complications, and excellent acceptance by patients, surgeon, and other involved health care providers. The conclusion is that ambulatory adult tonsillectomy is safe, cost-effective, and convenient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*