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Article: A 10 year review of tonsillectomy in a tertiary centre
| Title | A 10 year review of tonsillectomy in a tertiary centre |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Keywords | Obstructive sleep apnoea Tonsillectomy Tonsillitis |
| Issue Date | 2007 |
| Publisher | Medcom Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkjpaed.org/index.asp |
| Citation | Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics (New series), 2007, v. 12, p. 297-299 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | Tonsillectomy is a very common surgical procedure performed worldwide. We retrospectively reviewed
the data on tonsillectomy in the past 10 years from 1996 to 2006. There were a total of 329 children
undergoing tonsillectomy. The median age was 6.8 years. Two hundred and sixty (79%) children received tonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnoea, 69 (21%) for recurrent tonsillitis. The average operative time was 1 hour and 4 minutes. Intraoperative complication included 1 dislodged endotracheal tube during surgery while postoperative complication included 8 (2.4%) secondary haemorrhage. The average length of stay in hospital was 2.5 days. Majority of children resumed soft diet on day 2 after surgery. Tonsillectomy remains a safe and important operation in the field of Paediatric Otolaryngology. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/213615 |
| ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 0.104 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.115 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Wong, BYH | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Ng, YW | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Hui, Y | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-07T02:33:17Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-07T02:33:17Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics (New series), 2007, v. 12, p. 297-299 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1013-9923 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/213615 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Tonsillectomy is a very common surgical procedure performed worldwide. We retrospectively reviewed the data on tonsillectomy in the past 10 years from 1996 to 2006. There were a total of 329 children undergoing tonsillectomy. The median age was 6.8 years. Two hundred and sixty (79%) children received tonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnoea, 69 (21%) for recurrent tonsillitis. The average operative time was 1 hour and 4 minutes. Intraoperative complication included 1 dislodged endotracheal tube during surgery while postoperative complication included 8 (2.4%) secondary haemorrhage. The average length of stay in hospital was 2.5 days. Majority of children resumed soft diet on day 2 after surgery. Tonsillectomy remains a safe and important operation in the field of Paediatric Otolaryngology. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Medcom Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkjpaed.org/index.asp | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics (New series) | - |
| dc.subject | Obstructive sleep apnoea | - |
| dc.subject | Tonsillectomy | - |
| dc.subject | Tonsillitis | - |
| dc.title | A 10 year review of tonsillectomy in a tertiary centre | - |
| dc.type | Article | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Hui, Y: yhui@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
| dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-35648948963 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 138254 | - |
| dc.identifier.volume | 12 | - |
| dc.identifier.spage | 297 | - |
| dc.identifier.epage | 299 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |
| dc.identifier.issnl | 1013-9923 | - |