title: Evidence-based practice: pediatric tonsillectomy.
abstract: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children in the United States. Indications and recommendations for perioperative management are multiple and may vary among clinicians. Although tonsillectomy is a safe procedure, it can be associated with morbidity. Several techniques have been developed to reduce perioperative complications, but evidence of this reduction is lacking. This article provides clinicians with evidence-based guidance on perioperative clinical decision making and surgical technique for tonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 428 East 72nd Street, Suite 100, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Karin P Q
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Oomen
authors.forename: Vikash K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018579:Patient Selection; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D057832:Watchful Waiting / Q000379:methods