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Background and Objective: Updating a 2011 guideline, a multidisciplinary group made evidence-based recommendations on the pre-, intra-, and postoperative care of children 1 to 18 years of age who are candidates for tonsillectomy.
What's Changed: Five changed action statements, seven new action statements, and increased emphasis on patient and/or caregiver education and shared decision making
Strong recommendations were made for:
Watchful waiting for recurrent throat infection if <7 episodes in the last year, <5 episodes per year in the last 2 years, or <3 episodes per year in the last 3 years
A single intraoperative dose of intravenous dexamet…