Safety of outpatient tonsillectomy in children: a review of 6 years in a tertiary hospital experience.

Objective: We present our experience with outpatient tonsillectomy in children and critically review safety to support the outpatient policy.

Study Design And Setting: We conducted a retrospective chart review from January 1995 through December 2000 in the pediatric otolaryngology unit of a tertiary care university hospital.

Results: One thousand two hundred forty-three patients were accepted in the outpatient program with permissive criteria.