Revisits after adenotonsillectomy in children with sleep-disordered breathing: A retrospective single-institution study.
Clin Otolaryngol
; 43(1): 39-46, 2018 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate emergency room (ER) revisits and hospital readmissions following adenotonsillectomy (T&A) in children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and correlations between SDB severity and ER revisits.DESIGN:
Retrospective chart review study.SETTING:
Tertiary referral centre. PARTICIPANT 610 consecutive children underwent T&A for treating SDB. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Sleep-disordered breathing severity was defined according to the apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) (primary snoring = AHI < 1; mild = AHI 1-5; moderate = AHI 5-10; and severe = AHI > 10). Revisit and readmission patterns within 30 days of the surgery were extracted and analysed.RESULTS:
Of these children (mean age = 7.2 years; males = 72%), 49 (8.0%) had first ER revisit, nine (1.5%) had second ER revisits, and one (0.2%) had third ER revisits. Reasons for ER revisits were bleeding related (46%) or non-bleeding related (54%). The timing for revisits was 6.9±1.9 postoperative days for bleeding-related revisits and 9.3±10.0 days for non-bleeding-related revisits. Treatment strategies during these revisits were treat and release in 44 children (74.6%), admission for observation in eight children (13.5%), and admission for surgery in seven children (11.9%). The incidence of ER revisit and hospital readmission was similar among children with all levels of SDB severity. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that young children (<3 years) experienced an increased risk of non-bleeding-related revisits (odds ratio [OR] = 4.1).CONCLUSIONS:
Children with severe SDB do not experience increased risks of revisit or readmission; however, young children are at increased risk of non-bleeding-related revisits.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Síndromes da Apneia do Sono
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Tonsilectomia
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Adenoidectomia
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article