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Adenotonsillectomy day-case discharge criteria: a systematic review

3 November 2022 | | Head and Neck | adenoidectomy, adenotonsillectomy, obstructive sleep apnoea, paediatric, tonsillectomy

In this paper, Gowda et al review the literature aiming to answer a long-standing question regarding the criteria for same-day discharge of paediatric patients post adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy performed for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Following PRISMA consensus, they...

Velopharyngeal insufficiency after adenotonsillectomy

1 March 2016 | | adenoidectomy, nasal air emission, tonsillectomy, velopharyngeal insufficiency

The authors retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 320 paediatric patients who underwent either tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy or adenotonsillectomy, under a single paediatric ENT surgeon. Patients with pre-existing velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) were excluded, as assessed by preoperative testing for nasal air...