This single-center, interventional study will compare 30-day postoperative infection rates in pediatric tonsillectomy performed with either head-only draping or traditional full-body draping. Secondary analyses will evaluate differences in waste production, material and disposal costs, and provider attitudes between the two draping techniques. This study will randomize participants 1:1 to either the head-only draping cohort (intervention) or the full-body draping cohort (control).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Standard full-body drape.
Use of head drape instead of full-body drape.
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
30-day postoperative infection rate
Time frame: Day 30 Post Operation
Total weight of waste
Time frame: Day 0 (Day of Operation)
Disposal costs
Time frame: Day 0 (Day of Operation)
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