Is day stay adenotonsillectomy safe in children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea? A retrospective review of 100 patients

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-74

  Baguley, Katherine E ^a   Cheng, Alan T ^a,b   Castro, Chenda ^a   Wainbergas, Natalie ^a   Waters, Karen A ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Day stay adenotonsillectomy; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Paediatrics; Post operative complications

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; DAY-STAY ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA; PAEDIATRICS; POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890187306     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.10.050     Document Type: Article

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