title: Outpatient tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy: complications and recommendations.
abstract: An example of cost-effective alternatives in medical care is the increasing use of out-patient surgery for those children requiring tonsillectomy, or tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy rather than an in-patient procedure. Two studies were carried out to answer questions about the complications, in addition to post-operative hemorrhage, and also the questions about the parental views and concerns relating to providing at-home care for their children following surgery. A triad, including recent history of upper airway infection, knife dissection technique, and increased intra-operative blood loss of 100 ml or more should be used to help identify the risk of post-operative hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, McGill University, Canada.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Schloss
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schloss
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Tewfik
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000191:economics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data