COMPLICATIONS RELATED CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN SECOND HAND SMOKING PEDIATRIC TONSILLECTOMY PATIENTS

COMPLICATIONS OF SECOND HAND SMOKING IN PEDIATRIC TONSILLECTOMY PATIENTS

The purpose of this study was to determine whether high carboxyhemoglobin level is a risk factor for postoperative adverse events in children exposured to carbon monoxide, especially enviromental tobacco smoke.

Also we want to measure bleeding volume and compare it with the carboxyhemoglobin levels.

Inclusion Criteria:

-Patients 1-12 years old scheduled for adenotonsillectomy; written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Active smokers, history of prematurity, bleeding disorders, hemolysis, severe pulmonary disease, home oxygen use, and inpatient hospitalisation≥24 h.