Day case tonsil and adenoid surgery: how many are eligible?
We wished to estimate the percentage of children undergoing tonsil and adenoid surgery who would make suitable day cases. To achieve this a prospective study of 100 consecutive children admitted for the above surgery was undertaken. A medical and social history was obtained along with the parents' attitude to the possibility of day case tonsil and adenoid surgery. We found that 59% of our population would be eligible for day case surgery on the strict criteria we used. Reasons for failure were social in 26%, medical in 6% and both in 9%.
Yardley
M P
MP
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Fairley
J W
JW
Durham
L H
LH
Parker
A J
AJ
D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*