Tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children

Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (oSDB) is a condition encompassing breathing problems when asleep due to upper airway obstruction. In children, hypertrophy of the tonsils and/or adenoids is thought to be the commonest cause. As such, (adeno)tonsillectomy has long been the treatment of choice....

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Published in:	Cochrane database of systematic reviews Vol. 4; p. CD011365
Main Authors:	Blackshaw, Helen, Springford, Laurie R, Zhang, Lai-Ying, Wang, Betty, Venekamp, Roderick P, Schilder, Anne Gm
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 29.04.2020
Subjects:	Adolescent Blood Loss, Surgical - statistics & numerical data Child Child, Preschool Humans Pain, Postoperative - epidemiology Palatine Tonsil - surgery Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Quality of Life Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Recurrence Reoperation - statistics & numerical data Severity of Illness Index Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - surgery Tonsillectomy - adverse effects Tonsillectomy - methods
ISSN:	1469-493X, 1469-493X
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