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Erschienen in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 4/2018

19.01.2018 | Letter to the Editor

In response to “Calculation of indirect costs of associated with postoperative caregiver absences after pediatric tonsil surgery”

verfasst von: Gunnhildur Gudnadottir, J. Stalfors, J. Hellgren

Erschienen in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Ausgabe 4/2018

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We agree that the time with analgesic treatment after surgery is possibly an unreliable measure of the time the child stays home after surgery. That is why, we, in our article “Indirect costs related to caregivers’ absence from work after paediatric tonsil surgery”, also compared the time the caregivers received temporary parental benefits in the first month after surgery. Both methods showed similar absenteeism after tonsil surgery, and caregivers stayed home longer after tonsillectomy than tonsillotomy resulting in higher costs [1]. The difference was clearly significant, both statistically and clinically. …
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Titel
In response to “Calculation of indirect costs of associated with postoperative caregiver absences after pediatric tonsil surgery”
verfasst von
Gunnhildur Gudnadottir
J. Stalfors
J. Hellgren
Publikationsdatum
19.01.2018
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Ausgabe 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-018-4879-6

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