title: Perioperative nutritional considerations in the tonsillectomy patient.
abstract: Tonsillectomy has become an outpatient procedure in many cases; therefore, responsibility for postoperative care has been shifted to the patient. The hydration of the patient both pre- and postoperatively must be maintained in order to ensure the safety and the comfort of the patient.
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014068:Tonsillectomy