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Same‐Day‐stay adenotonsillectomy
Author(s) -
Helmus Christian,
Grin Mina,
Westfall Rolleen
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199006000-00008
Subject(s) - tonsillectomy , medicine , computer science , anesthesia
The records of 1088 consecutive adenotonsillectomy patients at Butterworth Hospital's Same Day Stay Department were reviewed. Of 1088 patients, 1082 were discharged the same day. Only one of the 1082 discharged patients had a significant bleeding complication during the first postoperative night, and no patient had vomiting or dehydration problems. With the special combined efforts of the otolaryn‐gologist, the anesthesiologist, the nurses, and the hospital administration, same‐day‐stay adenotonsillectomy is a justifiable and cost‐effective procedure.