Title
Tonsillectomy in Children
Authoring Organization
Endorsing Organizations
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses
Publication Month/Year
January 30, 2019
Last Updated Month/Year
December 20, 2024
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
The purpose of this multidisciplinary updated 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. Specifically, the goals are to educate clinicians, patients, and/or caregivers regard-ing the indications for tonsillectomy and the natural historyof recurrent throat infections. Additional goals include thefollowing: optimizing the perioperative management of chil-dren undergoing tonsillectomy, emphasizing the need forevaluation and intervention in special populations, improvingthe counseling and education of families who are consider-ing tonsillectomy for their children, highlighting the manage-ment options for patients with modifying factors, andreducing inappropriate or unnecessary variations in care
Target Patient Population
Children aged 1 to 18 years under consideration for tonsillectomy
Target Provider Population
All clinicians in any setting who interact with children who may be candidates for tonsillectomy.
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Child
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Childcare center, Outpatient, Operating and recovery room
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Management, Prevention, Rehabilitation
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D017286 - Polysomnography, D014068 - Tonsillectomy, D014069 - Tonsillitis, D020181 - Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Keywords
sleep-disordered breathing, tonsillitis, tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy, obstructive sleep apnea, polysomnography
Source Citation
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, et al. Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;161 (1_Suppl):[S1-S45].