Precautions for Post-Tonsillectomy Children

Children exposed to indoor coal-burning stoves and/or second-hand tobacco smoke are more likely to suffer postoperative complications and excessive pain after tonsillectomy, reveals a new research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia meeting in Stockholm. The research is by Professor Daniel Sessler, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA and Dr Onur Koyuncu, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey, and colleagues. Almost half of the world's population uses ...