Outcomes of reduced postoperative stay following outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2103-2107

  Kalantar, Nader ^a   Takehana, Christopher S ^a   Shapiro, Nina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Pediatric; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION UNIT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750845384     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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