Matthew T Brigger1, Scott E Brietzke. 1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA. matt.brigger@alumni.vanderbilt.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of evidence regarding the safety of outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: The medical literature addressing outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy was systematically reviewed. The level of evidence was assessed, and data were pooled. RESULTS: Seventeen articles met inclusion criteria. Each article suggested that outpatient tonsillectomy was safe. The overall level of evidence was fair (grade B-). Pooled data analysis in the perioperative period showed a complication rate estimate of 8.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.5%-12.1%; P < or = 0.001) and an unplanned admission rate estimate of 8.0% (95% CI, 5.3%-10.7%; P < or = 0.001). Subgroup analysis suggests that children under age 4 are at a higher risk of complications in the perioperative period with an odds ratio of 1.64 (95% CI, 1.16-2.31). CONCLUSION: The level of evidence supporting the safety of outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy is fair. The analyzed data show a higher rate of early complications and unplanned admissions in children under age 4. SIGNIFICANCE: The current evidence supports the practice of outpatient tonsillectomy in properly selected children. EBM RATING: A-1a.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of evidence regarding the safety of outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: The medical literature addressing outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy was systematically reviewed. The level of evidence was assessed, and data were pooled. RESULTS: Seventeen articles met inclusion criteria. Each article suggested that outpatient tonsillectomy was safe. The overall level of evidence was fair (grade B-). Pooled data analysis in the perioperative period showed a complication rate estimate of 8.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.5%-12.1%; P < or = 0.001) and an unplanned admission rate estimate of 8.0% (95% CI, 5.3%-10.7%; P < or = 0.001). Subgroup analysis suggests that children under age 4 are at a higher risk of complications in the perioperative period with an odds ratio of 1.64 (95% CI, 1.16-2.31). CONCLUSION: The level of evidence supporting the safety of outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy is fair. The analyzed data show a higher rate of early complications and unplanned admissions in children under age 4. SIGNIFICANCE: The current evidence supports the practice of outpatient tonsillectomy in properly selected children. EBM RATING: A-1a.
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