Adenotonsillectomy

Pulmonary Function after Adenotonsillectomy

Introduction Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a common disorder among children which, without proper treatment, may lead to considerable problems. Although the consequences of this disorder have been studied in other articles, we decided to evaluate the changes in pulmonary function tests in these children after adenotonsillectomy, and the correlation between clinical and spirometric parameters.  ...

Correspondence Anaesthesia for Adenotonsillectomy

Sir,—I would like to offer my congratulations to Dr. Andrew Doughty for his excellent paper entitled " Anaesthesia for Adenotonsillectomy" (Brit. J. Anaesth. (1957), 29, 407). As Dr. Doughty so rightly points out, the child should be entitled to receive the maximum benefits from the improvements in anaesthetic techniques which have taken place during recent years. I cannot, however, agree with ...

Coblation adenotonsillectomy in children.

OBJECTIVE To determine re-admission rate for post-tonsillectomy pain; the primary and secondary post-tonsillectomy bleeding rate; the percentage requiring control of post-tonsillectomy bleeding in children undergoing coblation tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN A descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill Hospital) between 2004 and 2006. METHODOLOGY...

Pulmonary Function after Adenotonsillectomy

INTRODUCTION Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a common disorder among children which, without proper treatment, may lead to considerable problems. Although the consequences of this disorder have been studied in other articles, we decided to evaluate the changes in pulmonary function tests in these children after adenotonsillectomy, and the correlation between clinical and spirometric parameters. ...

Anesthetic management of pediatric adenotonsillectomy.