Autor: |
Elizabeth Koshy, Alex Bottle, Joanna Murray, Mike Sharland, Sonia Saxena |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 8, p e103600 (2014) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0103600 |
Popis: |
ObjectiveTo assess whether increased awareness and diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and national guidance on tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis have influenced the socio-demographic profile of children who underwent tonsillectomy over the last decade.MethodRetrospective time-trends study of Hospital Episodes Statistics data. We examined the age, sex and deprivation level, alongside OSAS diagnoses, among children aged ResultsAmong children aged Conclusions(Adeno)tonsillectomy rates declined among children aged 4-15 years, which reflects national guidelines recommending the restriction of the operation to children with more severe recurrent throat infections. However, (adeno)tonsillectomy rates among pre-school children substantially increased over the past decade and one in five children undergoing the operation was aged |
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