Utility of Preoperative Hematologic Screening for Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy

Anesthetic management of pediatric adenotonsillectomy.

utility of preoperative anesthesia clinic videoendoscopy for airway management planning

conclusions the case illustrates that transnasal videolaryngoscopy conducted in the preoperative anesthesia clinic is capable of providing key information to guide airway management in patients with significant upper airway pathology. case presentation a 68-year-old man presented to the preoperative anesthesia clinic for work-up before anticipated removal of infected total knee arthroplasty har...

neonatal screening: cost-utility analysis for galactosemia

background: galactosemia is a congenital metabolic disorder that can damage the health of a newborn. screening is an important step to prevent and treat this condition. due to increasing health care costs and limited financial resources of health systems, the most suitable economic analysis tool should be applied. the aim of this study was to analyze the cost-utility of neonatal screening progr...

Trends in the indications for pediatric tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy.

OBJECTIVE To report trends in the indications for pediatric tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy. METHODS To identify current indications, (1) a retrospective chart review analyzed all indications for procedures performed by a pediatric otolaryngologist on patients aged 0-3, 4-10, or 11-18 years, and (2) a cross-sectional survey to members of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology as...

Pediatric Vision Screening: some General Knowledge for Pediatricians

Primary vision care is recommended for infants and young children .Childhood is critical time to prevent loss of vision and to optimize treatment so some eye disorders in children must be diagnosed at this time.To detect risk factors and visual abnormalities, the eye screening done by pediatricians and other primary care providers is necessary. The process that should occur at each child visit ...