Changing indications and socio-demographic determinants of (adeno)tonsillectomy among children in England--are they linked? A retrospective analysis of hospital data. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether increased awareness and diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and national guidance on tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis have influenced the socio-demographic profile of children who underwent ...
AE Hinton +35 more
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Tonsillectomy Monotherapy for IgA Nephropathy: A Case SeriesPlain-Language Summary
Rationale & Objective: Studies of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) have suggested the therapeutic benefit of simultaneously adding tonsillectomy to corticosteroid therapy.
Hirokazu Marumoto +3 more
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Postoperative pain management in children: Guidance from the pain committee of the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA Pain Management Ladder Initiative) [PDF]
The main remit of the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA) Pain Committee is to improve the quality of pain management in children. The ESPA Pain Management Ladder is a clinical practice advisory based upon expert consensus to help to ...
Adamek +196 more
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Coblation tonsillectomy versus coblation tonsillectomy with ties in adults
Objective This study was performed to compare the intraoperative and postoperative courses of coblation tonsillectomy and coblation tonsillectomy with ties in adults.
Xuanchen Zhou +6 more
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Factors affecting secondary post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage: a case—control study
Background Tonsillectomy is one of the commonest otolaryngological procedures performed. Multiple reports have demonstrated the safety of ambulatory (outpatient) pediatric Tonsillectomy, however Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage remains the most serious ...
Hesham Negm +5 more
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Use of nebulized tranexamic acid in adult and pediatric post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage
Purpose: Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage is a serious complication and is one of the most common reasons for emergency department visits following tonsillectomy. A percentage of these patients require a return trip to the operating room for hemostasis.
Angela Cao +3 more
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Tonsillectomy Does Not Reduce Upper Respiratory Infections: A National Cohort Study. [PDF]
The objective of this study was to compare post-operative visits for upper respiratory infections (URIs) between tonsillectomy and non-tonsillectomy participants (controls).Using the national cohort study from the Korean Health Insurance Review and ...
Hyo Geun Choi +3 more
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Advantages of hot devices for tonsillectomy, represented by coblation, have been highlighted in recent years. During hot technique tonsillectomy it is important to identify and coagulate the vessels of the tonsillar capsule, especially at the lower pole ...
Daichi Murakami +6 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS IVA: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]
IntroductionMucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA or Morquio A syndrome is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) caused by deficiency of the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) enzyme, which impairs lysosomal degradation of keratan ...
Akyol, Mehmet Umut +30 more
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Tonsillectomy in Children [PDF]
Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions in children. In the following, indications, preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques and postoperative complications will be discussed.Literature search in PubMed (National Library of Medicine) focusing on publications in German or English up to June 2008.Indications are ...
Jochen P. Windfuhr +5 more
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