title: The use of medical treatment to optimise respiratory function prior to adenotonsillectomy for sleep disordered breathing in the under 3 age group: our experience in one hundred and forty two children.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, UK. helen.caulfield@nhs.net
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Caulfield
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D010092:Oximetry; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome