A Population-Based Study of Acute Care Revisits following Tonsillectomy

Objectives To describe the clinical spectrum and frequency of acute care revisits after tonsillectomy in a population-based sample from a single state in the US. Study design We used California state discharge databases from 2009 to 2011 to retrospectively identify retrospectively routine tonsillect...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2015-03, Vol.166 (3), p.607-612.e5
Main Authors: Edmonson, M. Bruce, MD, MPH, Eickhoff, Jens C., PhD, Zhang, Chong, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergencies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data
Pediatrics
Population Surveillance - methods
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - therapy
Retrospective Studies
Tonsillectomy
Wisconsin - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Objectives To describe the clinical spectrum and frequency of acute care revisits after tonsillectomy in a population-based sample from a single state in the US. Study design We used California state discharge databases from 2009 to 2011 to retrospectively identify retrospectively routine tonsillectomy discharges in residents
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.11.009