Future of pediatric tonsillectomy and perioperative outcomes

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 194-199

  Subramanyam, Rajeev ^a   Varughese, Anna ^a   Willging, J Paul ^a   Sadhasivam, Senthilkumar ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Codeine; Opioids; Respiratory depression; Surgical complications; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CODEINE; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANOXIA; APNEA; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; BRADYPNEA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMA; COUGHING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEVER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENE THERAPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALPRACTICE; OXYGEN DESATURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHARMACOGENETICS; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTTONSILLECTOMY BLEEDING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; HUMANS; INFANT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872617471     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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