Does day case pediatric tonsillectomy increase postoperative pain compared to overnight stay pediatric tonsillectomy?
Change in practice from overnight stay to day case surgery for pediatric tonsillectomy requires careful consideration of how to extend effective analgesia for this painful procedure into the home.
In our patient population the fetal-pelvic index was only moderately predictive of fetal-pelvic disproportion. Factors other than those assessed by the fetal-pelvic index are probably important in determining the route of delivery. Further studies are indicated.