Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy Post-Operative Management at Children's Mercy Kansas
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Clinical Pathway:
- Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy Post-Operative Management at Children’s Mercy Kansas synopsis (provides care standards employed for this clinical pathway)
Inclusion and exclusion criteria:
- Inclusion:
- Patients with tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy performed at CMK who do not meet discharge criteria and may require an overnight stay
Committee members involved in the development:
- Jill Arganbright, MD | Otolaryngology | Committee Co-Chair
- Jamie Reasoner, DO | Hospital Medicine | Committee Co-Chair
- Karen Beaudet, APRN | Otolaryngology | Committee Member
- Jamie Bolen, MSN, RN, CPN | CMK Perioperative Services | Committee Member
- Darilyn Carpenter, MSN, RN, CNOR | Perioperative Services | Committee Member
- Samantha Cornell, APRN | Otolaryngology | Committee Member
- Hannah Cunningham, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CCRN | CMK Nursing Administrative Operations | Committee Member
- Codi Cutburth, MSN, RN | CMK Inpatient Unit | Committee Member
- Nichole Doyle, MD, FASA, FAAP | Anesthesiology | Committee Member
- Gretchen Golden, APRN | Otolaryngology | Committee Member
- Kerrie Meinert, MHA, RRT-NPS | Respiratory Care | Committee Member
- Rachel Quaile, MSN, RN, FNP-BC | Otolaryngology | Committee Member
- Murari Vasudevan, MD | Anesthesiology | Committee Member
EBP Committee Members:
- Todd Glenski, MD, MSHA, FASA | Anesthesiology, Evidence Based Practice
- Megan Gripka, MPH, MLS (ASCP) SM | Evidence Based Practice
Publication dates:
- Finalized date: 10/2025
- Next expected revision date: 2028
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These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare a pathway for each. Accordingly, these pathways should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.