Can audit improve the quality of care for routine tonsillectomy?
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.
Mahmood
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Glan Clwyd Hospital, ENT Department, Bodelwyddan, Clwyd, North Wales, UK.
Monck
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Osborne
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Desai
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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*