International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jan 2014
YouTube as an information source for pediatric adenotonsillectomy and ear tube surgery.
Assess the overall quality of information on adenotonsillectomy and ear tube surgery presented on YouTube (www.youtube.com) from the perspective of a parent or patient searching for information on surgery. ⋯ Parents/patients searching YouTube for information on pediatric adenotonsillectomy and ear tube surgery will generally encounter low quality information with testimonials being common but of significantly lower quality. Viewer perceived quality ("likes") did not correlate to formally scored content quality.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jan 2014
Is day stay adenotonsillectomy safe in children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea? A retrospective review of 100 patients.
This study explored the perioperative course of 100 children with polysomnogram (PSG) proven mild to moderate OSA to evaluate if day stay adenotonsillectomy is safe. ⋯ Children who are otherwise well with mild to moderate OSA have a sufficiently low risk of respiratory complications following adenotonsillectomy to permit day-stay surgery in the setting of appropriate facilities with careful post-operative monitoring for the first 6h to identify a small sub-group who require overnight observations.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jan 2014
An audit of the use of an opiate sparing, multimodal analgesic regime in children with Sleep Disordered Breathing/Obstructive Sleep Apnoea undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing/Obstructive Sleep Apnoea have an increased incidence of respiratory complications following adenotonsillectomy. This may be partly related to an increase in sensitivity to opiates. An audit of such cases undergoing adenotonsillectomy was performed with the following aims: ⋯ A low dose opiate-based, multi modal analgesic regime appears to be effective and safe in children with Sleep Disordered Breathing/Obstructive Sleep Apnoea undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jan 2014
Practice GuidelineEmpirical validation of Polish guidelines for the management of acute streptococcal pharyngitis in children.
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is currently the only commonly occurring form of acute pharyngitis for which antibiotic therapy is definitely indicated. Polish guidelines advocate the use of modified Centor score (MCS) to assess the probability of GAS pharyngitis. They advise performing throat culture or rapid antigen detection test (RADT) in children with score 2-3 in MCS and treating with antibiotic only those in whom GAS was detected. Negative RADT results should be confirmed by culture. In children with score 4, the guidelines allow to introduce empiric antibiotic therapy. Phenoxymethyl penicillin is recommended as a drug of choice to treat GAS pharyngitis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of strategy recommended by Polish guidelines in identifying those children with acute pharyngitis who require antibiotic treatment. Hence, diagnostic values of score 4 in MCS and RADT were assessed using throat culture as a reference standard. Phenoxymethyl penicillin efficacy in GAS eradication and prevention of post-streptococcal complications were estimated as well. ⋯ Empiric antibiotic therapy in children with score 4 in MCS will result in significant overtreatment of those with nonstreptococcal pharyngitis. New generation RADT diagnostic value in GAS detection proved to be equivalent to that of culture, which obviates the need of backup culture in children with negative RADT results. Phenoxymethyl penicillin revealed high eradication efficacy and proved to prevent post-streptococcal sequelae in children with acute GAS pharyngitis.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jan 2014
Practice GuidelineGuidelines to decrease unanticipated hospital admission following adenotonsillectomy in the pediatric population.
Tonsillectomy has become one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the pediatric-aged patient. Many of these children are diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although polysomnography is considered the gold standard, many practioners rely on the clinical examination and parental history. Nationwide Children's Hospital recently instituted pediatric adenotonsillectomy guidelines for hospital admission to help determine which patients should be done in main hospital OR vs. outpatient surgery facility. The main goal was to decrease unanticipated admissions. The secondary goal was to determine areas for practice improvement. ⋯ We found that the institution of pediatric adenotonsillectomy guidelines for patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy significantly decreased the rate of unanticipated admission. However, there was still a significant percentage (30%) of unanticipated admissions due to non-compliance with the guidelines demonstrating the need for ongoing practice improvement.