Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City

Introduction: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the most common cause of chronic upper airway obstruction in children. It is highly prevalent in patients with allergic disorders. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of respiratory allergies in children’s candidates for adenotonsillectomy...

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Main Authors: Rasoul Molatefi, Alireza Mohebbi, Akbar Pirzadeh, Azam Mohammadi-Aghdam
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Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2024-07-01
Series:Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal
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Alireza Mohebbi
Akbar Pirzadeh
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description Introduction: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the most common cause of chronic upper airway obstruction in children. It is highly prevalent in patients with allergic disorders. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of respiratory allergies in children’s candidates for adenotonsillectomy in the ENT clinic.Materials and Methods: This study was performed on 78 children aged 5 to 10 who were candidates for adenotonsillectomy in the ENT department of Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City, a referral center in the Ardabil province of Iran. Patients were evaluated for respiratory allergies with a skin prick test after completing forms for recording data in the Allergy clinic of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21.Results: It was detected that 44.9% of children were allergic to various respiratory allergens. The presence of a history of asthma in patients with a probability of ‌75% ‌ led to ‌being positive for ‌respiratory‌ allergy (P˂0.001). In addition, familial history of‌ allergy was a risk factor, in which 7.66% of these ‌children were reported with positive respiratory allergy (P˂0.01). The presence of atopic dermatitis and eye allergy symptoms led to the positivity of respiratory allergy with a higher probability, but it was not statistically significant.Conclusions:‌Results ‌showed that the prevalence ‌of respiratory allergies was high ‌in patients ‌who were candidates ‌for surgery ‌with a history of ‌ asthma, atopic dermatitis‌, eye allergy, and familial history of ‌allergies‌. Therefore, it is recommended that further evaluations be performed on these patients prior to surgery.
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spelling doaj-art-7bb998fba50f464d9deefa4aed5e89522025-08-20T03:35:02ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesPatient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal2345-44822345-44902024-07-0112311912510.22038/psj.2024.73921.139924993Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil CityRasoul Molatefi0Alireza Mohebbi1Akbar Pirzadeh2Azam Mohammadi-Aghdam3Assistance Professor, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy research center, Bou_Ali Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.Medical student, Students Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.Introduction: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the most common cause of chronic upper airway obstruction in children. It is highly prevalent in patients with allergic disorders. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of respiratory allergies in children’s candidates for adenotonsillectomy in the ENT clinic.Materials and Methods: This study was performed on 78 children aged 5 to 10 who were candidates for adenotonsillectomy in the ENT department of Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City, a referral center in the Ardabil province of Iran. Patients were evaluated for respiratory allergies with a skin prick test after completing forms for recording data in the Allergy clinic of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21.Results: It was detected that 44.9% of children were allergic to various respiratory allergens. The presence of a history of asthma in patients with a probability of ‌75% ‌ led to ‌being positive for ‌respiratory‌ allergy (P˂0.001). In addition, familial history of‌ allergy was a risk factor, in which 7.66% of these ‌children were reported with positive respiratory allergy (P˂0.01). The presence of atopic dermatitis and eye allergy symptoms led to the positivity of respiratory allergy with a higher probability, but it was not statistically significant.Conclusions:‌Results ‌showed that the prevalence ‌of respiratory allergies was high ‌in patients ‌who were candidates ‌for surgery ‌with a history of ‌ asthma, atopic dermatitis‌, eye allergy, and familial history of ‌allergies‌. Therefore, it is recommended that further evaluations be performed on these patients prior to surgery.https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_24993_49ff13a0e2d139f7d7f6771b05cdb284.pdfaden tonsillar hypertrophyadenotonsillectomychildrenrespiratory allergy
spellingShingle Rasoul Molatefi
Alireza Mohebbi
Akbar Pirzadeh
Azam Mohammadi-Aghdam
Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal
aden tonsillar hypertrophy
adenotonsillectomy
children
respiratory allergy
title Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City
title_full Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City
title_fullStr Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City
title_full_unstemmed Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City
title_short Respiratory Allergies in Children Candidates to Adenotonsillectomy in Fatemi Hospital, Ardabil City
title_sort respiratory allergies in children candidates to adenotonsillectomy in fatemi hospital ardabil city
topic aden tonsillar hypertrophy
adenotonsillectomy
children
respiratory allergy
url https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_24993_49ff13a0e2d139f7d7f6771b05cdb284.pdf
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