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Amigdalectomía - Recovery

Nombres alternativos

Extirpación de la amígdalas

Antes del procedimiento:

El pediatra puede solicitar que al niño se le realicen:

Coméntele siempre al médico o a la enfermera:

  • Qué fármacos está tomando el niño
  • Incluya medicamentos, hierbas o vitaminas que haya comprado sin una receta.

Durante los días antes de la cirugía:

  • 10 días antes de la operación, se le puede solicitar que el niño deje de tomar ácido acetilsalicílico (aspirin), ibuprofeno (Advil, Motrin), naproxeno (Aleve, Naprosyn), warfarina (Coumadin) y otros fármacos como éstos.
  • Pregúntele al pediatra qué fármacos debe tomar aun el día de la cirugía.

En el día de la cirugía:

  • Se le solicitará generalmente que el niño no beba ni coma nada después de media noche la noche anterior a la operación.
  • Déle al niño cualquier fármaco que el médico le haya mandado tomar con un pequeño sorbo de agua.
  • El pediatra o la enfermera le dirán a qué hora debe llegar al hospital.

Después del procedimiento:

Una amigdalectomía por lo regular se realiza en un hospital o centro quirúrgico. Su hijo se irá para la casa el mismo día de la cirugía. Los niños rara vez necesitan quedarse de un día para otro en el hospital en observación.

La recuperación completa tarda de 1 a 2 semanas aproximadamente. Durante la primera semana, su hijo debe evitar a las personas que estén enfermas, dado que será más fácil que resulte infectado durante este tiempo.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/12/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Wetmore RF. Tonsils and adenoids. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 380.

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