ArticleInternational journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology2020
A comprehensive examination of the immediate recovery of children following tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Article in International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- mHealth-Supported Perioperative Care for Family Caregivers of Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (TONAPP): Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
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- Impact of Nurse-Led Versus Surgeon-Led Preoperative Counseling and Follow-Up on Postoperative Outcomes in Pediatric Tonsillectomy: A Longitudinal Observational Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Observational
- Health Benefits in a Cohort of Children 6 Months After Tonsil Surgery in Relation to the Perioperative Period: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Paediatric laceration repair in the emergency department: post-discharge pain and maladaptive behavioural changes.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2024Observational
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- A gamified mobile health intervention for children in day surgery care: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Predictors for COVID-19-related new-onset maladaptive behaviours in children presenting to a paediatric emergency department.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2021Article
- The impact of parental health mindset on postoperative recovery in children.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesUsing multiple well-validated measures and a large sample size, the goal of this paper was to describe the immediate clinical and behavioral recovery of children following tonsillectomy with or without an adenoidectomy (T&A) during the first two weeks following surgery. STUDY
designObservational, longitudinal study.
settingFour major pediatric hospitals in the U.S. consisting of Children's Hospital of Orange County, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and Children's Hospital Colorado. SUBJECTS: and Methods: Participants included 827 patients between 2 and 15 years of age who underwent tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy surgery. Baseline and demographic information were gathered prior to surgery, and measures of clinical, behavioral, and physical recovery were recorded immediately following and up through two weeks after surgery.
resultsPain following T&A was clinically significant through the first post-operative week and nearly resolved by the end of the second week. Negative behavioral changes were highly prevalent after surgery (75.6% of children at Day 0) through the first week (63.9% at Week 1), and over 20% of children continued to evidence new onset negative behavioral changes at two weeks post-operatively. Children were rated as experiencing significant functional impairment in the immediate three days following surgery and most children returned to baseline functioning by the end of the second week.
conclusionsResults of this study suggest that children show immediate impairment in functioning and experience clinically significant pain throughout the first week following T&A, and new onset maladaptive behavioral changes persisting even up to the two-week assessment period.
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