title: Power-assisted adenoidectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To quantify that the use of powered instrumentation for adenoidectomy is an improvement over traditional techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case series of 40 consecutive children undergoing power-assisted adenoidectomy compared with 40 consecutive children undergoing conventional transoral adenoidectomy with a curet.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary care center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Operative time, blood loss, length of hospitalization, and complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  With power-assisted adenoidectomy, the mean operative time was significantly faster (11 minutes vs 19 minutes for the conventional method), mean blood loss was not significantly different (22 mL vs 32 mL for the conventional method), mean length of hospitalization after the procedure was not significantly different (2.95 hours vs 2.8 hours for the conventional method), and there were no surgical complications with either technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In comparison with conventional techniques, power-assisted adenoidectomy provides significant advantages that are subjectively apparent but can also be objectively measured.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Albany Medical College, NY 12208, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Koltai
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kalathia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stanislaw
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Heras
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors