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Substituting a Telephone Call for Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Postoperative Visits
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In our academic pediatric otolaryngology practice at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since January 1999 we have used a routine follow-up
telephone call in place of the postoperative visit for patients who have undergone
adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy. Previously, patients were scheduled for
follow-up visits 3 months after surgery, usually with a nurse practitioner.
Currently, at the time of surgery, parents are made aware that a nurse will
call them in 6 to 8 weeks. As in the study by Rosbe et al,1
parents are encouraged to contact us at any point before or after the telephone
contact, and our questionnaire addresses similar issues. The nurse also checks
the pathology report, which the surgeon does not uniformly receive. This policy
was adopted for all patients regardless of age, and patients with comorbidities
are not necessarily scheduled for return visits unless specific otolaryngological
follow-up (such as for ear disease or severe . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Effectiveness of Postoperative Follow-up Telephone Interviews for Patients Who Underwent Adenotonsillectomy: A Retrospective Study
Jones et al.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007;133:1091-1095.
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