Sökning: "Tonsil - surgery"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden Tonsil - surgery.

  1. 1. Postoperative recovery in children after tonsil surgery : with a focus on pain and pain management from the child's, caregivers', and professionals' perspectives

    Författare :Fredrik Alm; Elisabeth Ericsson; Stefan Lundeberg; Gunilla Lööf; Dagmar Westerling; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Tonsil surgery; Child; Caregiver; Postoperative pain; Pain management; Postoperative recovery;

    Sammanfattning : Tonsil surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures in children. Although there are several health benefits associated with this surgery, the recovery can be challenging. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Health and well-being of children and young adults in relation to surgery of the tonsils

    Författare :Elisabeth Ericsson; Elisabeth Hultcrantz; Marie Wadsby; Ingemar Månsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pain; Pain - postoperative; Quality of life; Tonsil - surgery; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillitis - surgery; Otorhinolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngologi;

    Sammanfattning : Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in children and youths. The aim of this thesis was to study children and youths in relation to tonsil surgery with the goal of improving the care, and to describe partial tonsillectomy/tonsillotomy (TT) using radiofrequency technique (RF) (Ellman International) in comparison with the more commonly used total tonsillectomy (TE). LÄS MER

  4. 3. Tonsil Surgery - Register Studies of Complications and Outcomes

    Författare :Eirik Østvoll; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tonsillectomy; tonsillotomy; tonsillitis; pharyngitis; postoperative haemorrhage; mortality;

    Sammanfattning : Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure yet the evidence of the effect in patients with recurrent/chronic throat infections is unsatisfactory. Great variations exist in the reported rates of postoperative haemorrhage and mortality. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Tonsil Surgery, studies on surgical methods and postoperative haemorrhage

    Författare :Erik Odhagen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage; Quality improvement project; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillotomy; Reoperation; Postoperative morbidity;

    Sammanfattning : Tonsil surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures in the world, with about 13,500 operations performed annually in Sweden. Sleep-disordered breathing in children and infection-related problems are the two most common indications. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea : Evaluation of surgical treatments and immunological aspects

    Författare :Isabella Sjölander; Danielle Friberg; Johan Hellgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstructive sleep apnea; pediatric sleep disordered breathing; tonsillar surgery; Polysomnography; adenotonsillotomy; adenotonsillectomy; Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire; OSA-18; Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; Oto-rhino-laryngologi;

    Sammanfattning : Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder often caused by  enlargement of the adenoid and the tonsils. The peak prevalence is among children who are two to six years of age, when the lymphatic tissue is  most active. Clinical diagnosis can be challenging, since the symptoms are often unspecific. LÄS MER