Differences in postoperative maladaptive behavioral changes between partial and total tonsillectomy patients

Behavioral difficulties associated with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) improve after tonsillectomy, but surgery may lead to the development of short-term postoperative maladaptive behavioral changes (PMBCs). These PMBCs have not been compared between total and partial tonsillectomy patients.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - January 3, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Yi Cai, Lindsay Lopata, Sonam Dodhia, Matthew Monteleone, Joseph Haddad, Lena S. Sun Source Type: research