This is the second of a two-part series reviewing the perioperative care of a child undergoing
elective adenotonsillectomy (AT) to treat either obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
(oSDB)/obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and/or recurrent tonsillitis. In Part 1, we reviewed
surgical perspectives. 1 In this article, we review anaesthetic aspects, including patient
optimisation, risk stratification and discharge planning, airway management and an
approach to pain management with a discussion of associated controversies. 2, 3