One Fifth of Kids Have Complication After TonsillectomyOne Fifth of Kids Have Complication After Tonsillectomy
Nineteen percent of children had a postoperative complication after adenotonsillectomy, with 9.4% having respiratory compromise, the most frequent complication, and 2.6% having secondary hemorrhage. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Carries Risks for Some Kids: Study
Though the surgery is a primary treatment for sleep disorder, breathing problems can occur afterwards (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 22, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Neurology, Nursing, ENT, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Surgery, News, Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Carries Risks for Some Kids: Study
Though the surgery is a primary treatment for sleep disorder, breathing problems can occur afterwards (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Carries Risks for Some Kids
Though the surgery is a primary treatment for sleep disorder, breathing problems can occur afterwards
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Sleep Apnea, Tonsils and Adenoids (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Carries Risks for Some Kids: Study
Title: Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Carries Risks for Some Kids: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/21/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Sleep General)
Source: MedicineNet Sleep General - September 21, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy Guidelines Improve Processes but Not OutcomesTonsillectomy Guidelines Improve Processes but Not Outcomes
After publication of tonsillectomy guidelines, dexamethasone use increased and antibiotic use fell among children, in line with the guidelines, but revisits within 30 days increased because of pain. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - June 24, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Outpatient Tonsillectomy: Who to WatchOutpatient Tonsillectomy: Who to Watch
Analysis of a very large dataset reveals the reasons for early post-tonsillectomy visits and readmissions. Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - June 3, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
Did the English smoking ban stop 90,000 children getting ill?
Conclusion
This observational study found an association between the introduction of the 2007 smoking ban in public places in England and Wales, and a reduction in children's hospital admissions for respiratory tract infections.
The study included data on a large number of admissions for respiratory tract infections in children, using nationwide official hospital statistics to gather this information. This gives us confidence in how well these findings may be generalisable because it limits selection bias.
The researchers took several potential confounding factors into account when analysing their results, including:
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Source: NHS News Feed - May 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Technique to trim your child's tonsils to help them sleep
A new technique can cut the risk of complications from tonsil surgery. Joanne Trup's two-year-old son, Ethan, had the operation last September. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ME AND MY OPERATION: The technique to trim your child's tonsils to help them sleep
A new technique can cut the risk of complications from tonsil surgery. Joanne Trup’s two-year-old son, Ethan, had the operation last September, as she tells LUCY ELKINS. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
80 percent of cervical cancers found to be preventable with latest 9-valent HPV vaccine
The new 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine, can potentially prevent 80 percent of cervical cancers in the United States, if given to all 11- or 12-year-old children before they are exposed to the virus. The study also found the 9-Valent vaccine, under the trademark of Gardasil-9, has the potential to protect against an additional 8 percent of oropharyngeal cancers, which include the base of the tongue and tonsils. This disease is the second-most-common HPV-associated cancer. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Chorister awarded £30,000 for damage to her voice
A pensioner was left with a 'weak, husky and painful' voice which rendered her unable to sing in a church choir after a botched NHS operation (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - May 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: sue box procedure tonsils voice box nhs botched litigation operation Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy Appears to Protect Against Tonsil CancerTonsillectomy Appears to Protect Against Tonsil Cancer
Danish data also correlate the decline of tonsillectomies and the rise of oropharyngeal cancer over time. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - May 6, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
My Conversation With Sleep Apnea Expert Richard Schwab
Dr. Richard Schwab is a professor of medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His groundbreaking research has used innovative imaging techniques to study the development of sleep apnea (when tissues in the mouth close during sleep, resulting in repeated airway obstructions and associated oxygen drops). In our conversation, he shared his insights on the most important facts in sleep apnea research: the high prevalence of the disorder, how obesity and alcohol can cause sleep apnea, the resulting cardiovascular problems, and the importance and ease of treatments. Here is a lightly edited transcript of our c...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Danny Pearce was misiagnosed with tonsillitis and died of meningitis
Danny Pearce, 4, died from meningococcal septicaemia just hours after arriving home. Bosses at Lewisham Hospital have since agreed an out-of-court settlement with his family. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
