Alfonso E Albornoz, Mehwish Rana, Jason Hayes, Marina Englesakis, Maisie Tsang, Reshma Amin, Elaine Gilfoyle, Maria-Alexandra Petre, Paolo Campisi, Kazuyoshi Aoyama
PURPOSE: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children. Since most clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are designed to support surgical decisions, none are specifically designed for the perioperative management of children undergoing tonsillectomy. We aimed to identify and analyze the existing CPGs with recommendations for the perioperative management of children undergoing tonsillectomy by conducting a systematic review. SOURCE: We searched Embase, MEDLINE, MEDLINE ePub Ahead of Print, and CINAHL for relevant articles published from inception to 3 August 2022...
January 5, 2024: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia