NESTAC: North of England Study of Tonsillectomy and Adeno-tonsillectomy in children
Lock C, Wilson J, Steen N, Eccles M, Mason H, Carrie S, Clarke R, Kubba H, Raine C, Zarod A, Brittain K, Vanoli A, Bond J
Record ID 32002000180
English
Authors' objectives:
To examine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tonsillectomy/adeno-tonsillectomy in children aged 4–15 years with recurrent sore throats in comparison with standard non-surgical management.
Authors' recommendations:
Children and parents exhibited strong preferences for the surgical management of recurrent sore throats. The health of all children with recurrent sore throat improves over time, but trial participants randomised to surgical management tended to experience better outcomes than those randomised to medical management. The limitations of the study due to poor response at follow-up support the continuing careful use of ‘watchful waiting’ and medical management in both primary and secondary care in line with current clinical guidelines until clear-cut evidence of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness is available.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1212
Year Published:
2010
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Adenoidectomy
- Child
- Tonsillectomy
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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