title: Tonsillectomy in Manitoba: who are the patients? the surgeons? the hospitals?
abstract: Although tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy rates are declining across North America, this paper suggests they are not falling fast enough. More than half the cases coming to surgery fail to meet accepted standards regardless of who performs the surgery, or where it takes place. Family surgery is still fairly common and is almost never indicated. While younger physicians have higher standards of selection, they are not doing any less T and A surgery than their older colleagues; in fact younger general surgeons are doing more. This study concludes that non-indicated T and A surgery is still a prevalent problem, deserving of widespread attention.
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008350:Manitoba; D008511:Medicine; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians; D013038:Specialization; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
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