Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy

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Paediatric adenotonsillectomy, part 1: surgical perspectives relevant to the anaesthetist

Paediatric adenotonsillectomy, part 2: considerations for anaesthesia

The effect of deep and awake tracheal extubation on turnover times and postoperative respiratory complications post adenoid-tonsillectomy

Perioperative respiratory complications following awake and deep extubation in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy

Anaesthesia for adenotonsillectomy: An update

Anesthesia for tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy in children

Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (T & A)

Anaesthesia for tonsillectomy

BJA: Difficult airway management: children are different from adults, and neonates are different from children!

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

Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events After Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy—Evaluating the Role of Preoperative Pharmacologic Anxiolysis

Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and difficulty of anesthesia induction in children undergoing tonsillectomy

A 2013 updated systematic review & meta-analysis of 36randomized controlled trials; no apparent effects of non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents on the risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy

Safety review update of codeine use in children; new Boxed Warning and Contraindication on use after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Published February 20, 2013.

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Codeine use in certain children after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy may lead to rare, but life-threatening adverse events or death. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Published August 15, 2012.

Hannallah RS, Brown KA, Verghese ST. Otorhinolaryngologic procedures. In: Coté CJ, Lerman J, Anderson BJ, eds. A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2013: 653-682.