Paediatric adenotonsillectomy as a daycase for obstructive sleep apnoea: How we do it in a tertiary unit

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1877-1880

  Cooper, Lilli ^a   Ford, Kathryn ^b   Bajaj, Yogesh ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Child; Daycase; Obstructive sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; CHILD; DAYCASE; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885418683     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.08.036     Document Type: Article

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