Impact of adenotonsillectomy on pediatric quality of life: review of the literature

S Torretta, C Rosazza, ME Pace, E Iofrida… - Italian journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Adenotonsillectomy (ADT) is one of the most widely used procedures in the treatment of
paediatric recurrent acute tonsillitis (RAT) and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) …

Coblation tonsillectomy versus laser tonsillectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

E Albazee, KH Al-Sebeih, F Alkhaldi, H Majeed… - European Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Aim This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
evaluated coblation versus laser (carbon dioxide and diode) tonsillectomy, with regard to …

Analysis of microorganism colonization, biofilm production, and antibacterial susceptibility in recurrent tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess patients

R Klagisa, K Racenis, R Broks, AO Balode… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Despite the widespread use of antibiotics to treat infected tonsils, episodes of
tonsillitis tend to recur and turn into recurrent tonsillitis (RT) or are complicated by …

Increasing readmission rates for hemorrhage after tonsil surgery: a longitudinal (26 years) national study

E Østvoll, O Sunnergren… - Otolaryngology–Head and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To investigate the readmission rates due to postoperative hemorrhage in relation
to tonsil surgery clinical practice in a national population. Study Design Retrospective …

Long-term complications after tonsil surgery: an analysis of 54,462 patients from the Swedish Quality Register for Tonsil Surgery

E Odhagen, F Alm, S Axelsson, C Hemlin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aims to evaluate long-term complications after tonsil surgery using an
exploratory retrospective cohort study design based on data from the Swedish Quality …

Time to functional recovery after laser tonsillotomy performed under local anesthesia vs conventional tonsillectomy with general anesthesia among adults: a …

JEREW Chung, R van Geet, N van Helmond… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Carbon dioxide laser tonsillotomy performed under local anesthesia may be an
effective and less invasive alternative than dissection tonsillectomy for treatment of tonsil …

Improvement in symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea in children following tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Gorman, S Ogston, SSM Hussain - Clinical otolaryngology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Tonsillotomy (or intracapsular tonsillectomy) is a modern technique which is
seen by some as potentially superior to traditional (extracapsular) tonsillectomy for the …

Do changing trends in tonsil surgery affect hemorrhage rates? A longitudinal study covering 1,452,637 procedures

JP Windfuhr, YS Chen - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate whether changing trends in tonsil surgery between 2005 and 2017 in
Germany were associated with different age-and gender-specific hemorrhage rates …

Efficacy of ropivacaine administration on post-tonsillectomy pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

E Albazee, RA Diab, MA Soliman, A Abdelaziz… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this investigation is to assess the efficacy of ropivacaine on intraoperative
and postoperative endpoints like operative time, blood loss, pain, and bleeding among …

Thermal welding tonsillectomy versus cold dissection tonsillectomy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials

E Albazee, L Almahmoud, AA Aladwani… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of thermal welding (TW) versus cold dissection (CD)
strategies among tonsillectomy patients. Design and Setting A systematic review and meta …