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!

Clinical practice guideline: Polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing prior to tonsillectomy in children

Practice parameters for the respiratory indications for polysomnography in children

The Development of an Opioid Sparing Anesthesia Protocol for Pediatric Ambulatory Tonsillectomy and Adenotonsillectomy Surgery - A Quality Improvement Project

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.