title: Daycare tonsillectomy: a safe outpatient procedure. Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar Malaysia experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present our experience with daycare tonsillectomy and evaluate patient satisfaction and the post operative complication rate.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective audit review of 38 patients from March 2009 till May 2010 was conducted in our ambulatory care center.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 38 patients involved in this review. All patients were satisfied with our Ambulatory care services. No admission was reported after daycare tonsillectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Daycare tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is safe. It can reduce the waiting time and also bed occupancy thus cost effective. Proper selection of patient is very important.
authors.affiliation: ORL Department, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar 05640, Kedah. drnurlizaidris@yahoo.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nurliza
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Norzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azlina
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hashimah
authors.forename: M H Siti
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sabzah
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000379:methods; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome