Does a tonsillectomy indicated according to the German S2k guideline affect short-term quality of life in adults?

Tonsillectomy (TE) for recurrent tonsillitis (RT) is one of the most common surgical interventions. Since 2015, the indication criteria for TE have become much stricter (German S2k guideline). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of short-term quality of life (QoL) after TE have not yet been in...

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Main Authors: Plath, Michaela (Author) , Sand, Matthias (Author) , Behnen, Kjell (Author) , Plath, Karim (Author) , Baumann, Ingo (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology and head & neck
Year: 2023, Volume: 280, Issue: 4, Pages: 1963-1971
ISSN:1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-022-07758-0
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07758-0
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Author Notes:Michaela Plath, Matthias Sand, Kjell Behnen, Karim Plath, Ingo Baumann
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Summary:Tonsillectomy (TE) for recurrent tonsillitis (RT) is one of the most common surgical interventions. Since 2015, the indication criteria for TE have become much stricter (German S2k guideline). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of short-term quality of life (QoL) after TE have not yet been investigated.
Item Description:Online veröffentlicht: 28. November 2022
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ISSN:1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-022-07758-0