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Adeno-tonsillectomy surgery in a joint aid effort: a feasible solution?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17923915     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Public hospitals in Brazil are under capacity for adenotonsillectomies, resulting in a growing waiting line. Otolaryngologists are used to these lines, since they understand that this problem is under govern responsibility. For this reason we believe that joint aid efforts to carry out adenotonsillectomies are justified. AIM: To standardize the organization of adenotonsillectomies in joint aid efforts, its effectiveness and feasibility for public hospitals, and to compare the incidence of post-operative hemorrhage in joint aid effort surgery with that of regular surgeriy. METHODS: A clinical case-control prospective study of adenotonsillectomies done in joint aid efforts was done from September 2004 to June 2006 at the Diadema State Hospital. An analysis was made of the multiprofessional staff involved in this process, and a comparison was made of the incidence of hemorrhage in joint aid efforts and after regular surgery. RESULTS: 22 joint aid effort events for adenotonsillectomies were done during the period mentioned above (339 surgeries), an average 15.4 surgeries per event. The rate of postoperative hemorrhage requiring surgical revision was 1.48%(5/339), which did not differ statistically from the case-control group (1.37% - 5/364). CONCLUSION: We were able to standardize the results of adenotonsillectomies done in a joint aid effort to the parameters that are considered as safe. This may reduce the waiting line for this procedure. The difference in the incidence of postoperative hemorrhage in the joint aid effort and regular surgery was not statistically significant.
Authors:
Marcos Luiz Antunes; Ricardo Frazatto; Eduardo Kosugi Macoto; Fernando Mirage Vieira; Fernando Kaoru Yonamine
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology     Volume:  73     ISSN:  1808-8694     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:    2007 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-09     Completed Date:  2008-02-01     Revised Date:  2008-10-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101207337     Medline TA:  Braz J Otorhinolaryngol     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  446-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Diadema State Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo, Vila Clementino, SP.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenoidectomy / adverse effects,  statistics & numerical data*
Adolescent
Case-Control Studies
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Postoperative Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
Prospective Studies
Tonsillectomy / adverse effects,  statistics & numerical data*
Waiting Lists*

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