Effect of the German tonsillitis guideline on indication for tonsil surgery in patients with recurrent acute tonsillitis: a population-based study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 17612 - 10
• Main Authors: Betz, Valerie, Boeger, Daniel, Buentzel, Jens, Hoffmann, Kerstin, Jecker, Peter, Kaftan, Holger, Mueller, Andreas, Radtke, Gerald, Geißler, Katharina, Guntinas-Lichius, Orlando
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.10.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/1807/410; 692/699/3020; Antibiotics; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Patients; Population studies; Population-based studies; Regression analysis; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Statistical analysis; Surgery; Tonsillitis

Evidence-based indication for tonsil surgery in patients with recurrent acute tonsillitis (RAT) is an ongoing matter of debate. Since introduction of the German tonsillitis guideline in 2015, the indication criteria for tonsil surgery have become much stricter. It is unclear, if this has changed the...