Metabolomic Profiling of Racial Disparity

Launched by NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · Feb 16, 2024

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Consenting (or assenting) patients age 4-17yr and American Society of Anesthesiologist's (ASA) physical status I-III who are scheduled for elective tonsillectomy ± adenoidectomy (T\&A).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Age \> 18 years old
• • Children below 4 years of age because they are routinely admitted following T\&A in our institution and may not be able to clearly self-report their pain
• • Children on chronic preoperative analgesic medications
• • Children with Cushing's syndrome, or nephrotic syndrome
• • Children on chronic systemic steroids
• • Children with concurrent surgical procedures that could prolong the duration of anesthesia and surgery
• • Children that do not speak English or cannot self-report their pain after surgery (significant cognitive impairment, anticipated or unplanned postoperative endotracheal intubation, and sedation)