Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy
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Paediatric adenotonsillectomy, part 1: surgical perspectives relevant to the anaesthetist
Paediatric adenotonsillectomy, part 2: considerations for anaesthesia
Anaesthesia for adenotonsillectomy: An update
Anesthesia for tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy in children
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (T & A)
Roland PS, Rosenfeld RM, Brooks LJ, et al. Clinical practice guideline: Polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing prior to tonsillectomy in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jul; 145(1 Suppl): S1-15. PMID: 21676944
Aurora RN, Zak RS, Karippot A, et al. Practice parameters for the respiratory indications for polysomnography in children. Sleep. 2011 Mar 1; 34(3): 379-88. PMID: 21359087
Franz AM, Dahl JP, Huang H, Verma ST, Martin LD, Martin LD, Low DKW: The Development of an Opioid Sparing Anesthesia Protocol for Pediatric Ambulatory Tonsillectomy and Adenotonsillectomy Surgery - A Quality Improvement Project. Pediatr Anesth 2019; 29: 682-9. PMID: 31077491