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Role of routine fluid replacement in children undergoing tonsillectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. S. Wilson ,
D. G. Snow ,
J. O'Connel ,
D. W. Proops  and
M. Barrow
P. S. Wilson
Affiliation:
Birmingham
D. G. Snow
Affiliation:
Birmingham
J. O'Connel
Affiliation:
Birmingham
D. W. Proops*
Affiliation:
Birmingham
M. Barrow
Affiliation:
Birmingham
*
D. W. Proops, B.D.S., F.R.C.S., Birmingham Children's Hospital, Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham.
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Abstract

It has been suggested that children undergoing tonsillectomy would benefit from an intravenous infusion, to counteract the period of pre-operativefasting combined with the blood loss at operation.

A prospective study of 50 children undergoing tonsillectomy was undertaken. The children were randomly allocated into two groups, one to receive an infusion and a control group.

There were no significant differences between the two groups, although the children with an infusion had a longer mean post-operative stay.

There would seem to be no role for routine intravenous fluid replacement in children undergoing uncomplicated tonsillectomy.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 10 , October 1990 , pp. 801 - 802
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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