[Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in a private clinic].

In order to examine whether the risk is higher when these types of surgery are conducted in private clinics compared to outpatient surgery in hospitals, we conducted a review of 404 patients referred from a public hospital for surgery in a private practice. There were no complications among the 101 adenoidectomy cases reviewed. Out of a total of 303 patients with tonsillectomy, eight had postoperative bleedings. Four patients (1.3%) were reoperated with ligature in the clinic within a few hours, and four were admitted to hospital for observation. Only two patients disliked being referred to a private clinic for surgery. The findings are comparable to other series and indicate that performing tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies in private practice does not imply higher risk than outpatient procedures in hospitals if selection criteria are carefully used.