Routine post-operative intensive care is not necessary for children with obstructive sleep apnea at high risk after adenotonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 744-747

  Theilhaber, Marc ^a   Arachchi, Sarah ^a   Armstrong, David S ^a,b   Davey, Margot J ^a,b   Nixon, Gillian M ^a,b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Intensive care; Post operative; Sleep; Sleep apnea; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STANDARDS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84898545568     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.01.032     Document Type: Article

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