Tonsillectomy in Children
- Guideline Purpose
The purpose of this guideline is to identify quality improvement
opportunities in managing children undergoing tonsillectomy and to create clear
and actionable recommendations to implement these opportunities in clinical
practice. The target patient population for the guideline is any child 1 to 18
years of age who may be a candidate for tonsillectomy. The guideline does not
apply to populations of children excluded from most tonsillectomy research
studies, including those with neuromuscular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic
cardiopulmonary disease, congenital anomalies of the head and neck region,
coagulopathies, or immunodeficiency.
Target audience
The target audience or intended primary
end-users of the guideline are those physicians dealing with patients
recommended to have tonsillectomy like Otoaryngologists, pediatricians and
family doctors.