Benson-Mitchell R, Maw A R
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol, UK.
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1993 Aug;18(4):282-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1993.tb00848.x.
Adenotonsillectomy is traditionally performed as an in-patient procedure. Although day-case adenotonsillectomy is practised in some units in the USA, Canada, Finland and Israel, it is rarely practised in the UK. This study looks at a cohort of 100 consecutive children admitted for adenotonsillectomy and follows their progress after discharge. It also assesses parental attitudes to day-case surgery. The results highlight parental anxiety associated with day-case adenotonsillectomy. Only 28% of parents would have liked the procedure to be carried out on a day-case basis with 46% of parents considering a single night stay to be too short. More support must be given to parents in the UK if day-case adenotonsillectomy is to become an acceptable procedure.
传统上，腺样体扁桃体切除术是作为住院手术进行的。尽管美国、加拿大、芬兰和以色列的一些医疗单位开展了日间腺样体扁桃体切除术，但在英国却很少实施。本研究观察了连续100例因腺样体扁桃体切除术入院的儿童队列，并跟踪他们出院后的进展情况。研究还评估了家长对日间手术的态度。结果凸显了家长对日间腺样体扁桃体切除术的焦虑。只有28%的家长希望该手术在日间进行，46%的家长认为仅住一晚时间太短。如果日间腺样体扁桃体切除术要成为一种可接受的手术，英国必须给予家长更多支持。
