title: Day case adenoidectomy: is it acceptable to parents?
abstract: In this prospective, randomized and controlled study, 64 children were randomly allocated to in-patient or day case adenoidectomy. The pre- and post-operative concerns of the parents of both groups were measured and compared. No differences in the degree of concern was detected between the two groups. All of the parents from the day case group approved of day care, and 57% of the in-patient group would have preferred day case care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanshard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baskerville
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric