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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 145-148 |
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Day case adenoidectomy : Is it safe?
AD Dunmade, BS Alabi
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
A D Dunmade
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 19764662 
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OBJECTIVE: To document the Clinical outcome of Day Case Adenoidectomy in Children in a Nigerian tertiary health Institution and a private Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant Cinic. METHODOLOGY: This is a prospective study of twenty eight children without any co-morbid condition operated for adenoidectomy between June 2002 and May 2004. The patients were admitted on the day of surgery and discharged within 12 hours post surgery. RESULT: A total number of 28 patients were operated for adenoidectomy. 16 children were treated as planned day cases and 12 were treated as inpatients. 50% of the patients were in the age group of 2-4 years. There were 12 males and 4 females with a M:F ratio of 3: 1. All the parents of the patients had access to cars and 75% resided within 30 minutes of travelling time from the hospital. CONCLUSION: Day case adenoidectomy is relatively safe and may prove advantageous considering long surgical waiting lists, preventing Hospital acquired infection and minimizing cost of hospitalization. |
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