Yardley M P, Fairley J W, Durham L H, Parker A J
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1994 Jun;39(3):162-3.
We wished to estimate the percentage of children undergoing tonsil and adenoid surgery who would make suitable day cases. To achieve this a prospective study of 100 consecutive children admitted for the above surgery was undertaken. A medical and social history was obtained along with the parents' attitude to the possibility of day case tonsil and adenoid surgery. We found that 59% of our population would be eligible for day case surgery on the strict criteria we used. Reasons for failure were social in 26%, medical in 6% and both in 9%.
