Problems of Preoperative Examination before Adenotomy and Tonsillectomy in Children
Authors:
Viktor Chrobok 1; A. Pellant 1; J. Janouch 2; Pavel Komínek 3; Z. Kabelka 4; I. Šlapák 5
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika otorinolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku, Pardubická krajská nemocnice, a. s.
; přednosta prof. MUDr. A. Pellant, DrSc.
Fakulta vojenského zdravotnictví, katedra veřejného zdravotnictví, Univerzita obrany Hradec Králové
1; přednosta prof. MUDr. V. Chrobok, CSc.
Fakulta zdravotnických studií UP, katedra ošetřovatelství, Pardubice
1; přednosta Ing. K. Antoš, Ph. D.
Otorinolaryngologická klinika FN, Ostrava
2; přednosta doc. MUDr. P. Komínek, Ph. D., MBA
Klinika ušní, nosní a krční 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
3; přednosta doc. MUDr. Z. Kabelka
Klinika dětské otorinolaryngologie LF MU a FN, Brno
4; přednosta prof. MUDr. I. Šlapák, CSc.
5
Published in:
Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 58, 2009, No. 4, pp. 232-236.
Category:
Original Article
Overview
The authors discuss the problems of present opinions about preoperative examination before adenotomy and tonsillectomy. The points of view of an anesthesiologist, pediatrician and otolaryngologist are demonstrated and possibilities of solution from the medical and legal points of view are outlined.
Key words:
preoperative examination, hemostasis, adenotomy, tonsillectomy.
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