According to the report, guidelines for adenotonsillectomy recommend that children should be healthy, be older than three years old and have no evidence of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.
The study looked at records of 1,131 children who underwent an adenotonsillectomy and found that patients who experienced respiratory complications had significantly higher apnea-hypopnea index. The researchers concluded a sleep study prior to surgery could identify these patients and classify them as inappropriate for surgery.
Read the press release on the study in the Archives of Otolarynology.
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–Screening, Drug Reduction Essential for Ambulatory Surgery of Very Old and Very Young Patients
–3 Best Practices for Staying Competitive as a New Pediatric Multi-Specialty ASC
