Role of routine fluid replacement in children undergoing tonsillectomy.
It has been suggested that children undergoing tonsillectomy would benefit from an intravenous infusion, to counteract the period of pre-operative fasting combined with the blood loss at operation. A prospective study of 50 children undergoing tonsillectomy was undertaken. The children were randomly allocated into two groups, one to receive an infusion and a control group. There were no significant differences between the two groups, although the children with an infusion had a longer mean post-operative stay. There would seem to be no role for routine intravenous fluid replacement in children undergoing uncomplicated tonsillectomy.
Wilson
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Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Snow
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O'Connel
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Proops
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Barrow
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy