Outpatient cold knife tonsillectomy in toddlers with @entity25 XXXX .

@entity1 @entity532 @entity25 @entity1353
PROBLEM: Tonsillectomy performed as day surgery has become popular over the last fifteen years. However, there are conflicting opinions regarding the safety of this practice, especially in @entity1 of very young age. We sought to determine the safety of outpatient tonsillectomy in @entity1 aged three years old and younger. METHODOLOGY: A retrospective study of all tonsillectomies performed in a major pediatric hospital during a two-year period was conducted. Age, gender, indication for tonsillectomy, other procedures performed simultaneously, seniority of operating surgeon, and reasons for hospital admissions during the first post-operative week were recorded. @entity1 with inappropriate records for the analysis were excluded. A total of 1058 @entity1 were studied. Tonsillectomized @entity1 were divided into two age groups: greater than 3 years old (n = 951) and 3 years old or younger (n = 107). RESULTS: Male gender, obstructed @entity25 @entity1353 as indication for surgery, seniority of the operating surgeon, and age of 3 years old or younger were not associated with @entity532 . CONCLUSIONS: Outpatient tonsillectomy can be managed safely regardless of age, as long as specific factors, such as good recovery room supervision, exist.
