title: Can audit improve the quality of care for routine tonsillectomy?
abstract: Tonsillectomy is the most commonly performed operation in otolaryngology practice. In order to assess outcome and improve quality of care, 65 patients were asked to answer a post-operative questionnaire. The questionnaire was then audited and patient management changed. Following this, another group of 65 patients revealed, in the same questionnaire, a significant improvement in care.
authors.affiliation: Glan Clwyd Hospital, ENT Department, Bodelwyddan, Clwyd, North Wales, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000592:standards*