Prospective controlled study on post-tonsillectomy weight gain-by objective and subjective methods | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||
| Article 2, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 24-26 PDF (496.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: Case report | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2018.10296 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amal Faisal Al Abdulla; Shilpa Prabhu* ; Khalid E. Behzad | ||
| ENT Department, BDF Hospital, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: This article reports on a prospective controlled study that challenges the aspect of weight gain in post-tonsillectomy patients in both an objective and subjective manner. This study found that although there is increased oral intake in post-tonsillectomy patients there is also an increase in physical activity. Design: Prospective case controlled study Participants: A total of 100 patients between the ages of 2 and 14 years who underwent tonsillectomy were randomly selected, but 53 of them came for regular follow-up and were monitored for their growth by measuring their height and weight for 1-year post- tonsillectomy. The postoperative body mass index (BMI) Z score variation over three different time points was compared to controls. Questionnaires were used as a subjective method for analysis. Results: Statistical analysis failed to show significant weight gain in post-tonsillectomy patients compared to control group at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. Results of questionnaires were analyzed and showed that patients who confirmed an increase in oral intake and sleep also confirmed an increase in the level of physical activity. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Body Mass Index; Growth; Obesity; percentile; post tonsillectomy; weight gain | ||
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