What do systematic reviews say?

Episodes of sore throat of any severity Including as 1 episode the period post‐surgery) · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

Episodes of moderate/severe sore throat(subgroup of severely affected patients) Including as 1 episode the period post‐surgery) · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

Episodes of moderate/severe sore throat(subgroup of moderately affected patients) Not including as 1 episode the period post‐surgery · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

Sore throat · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

Time off school or work · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

Complications ‐ results not pooled · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

All‐cause mortality ‐ not reported · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

Quality of life ‐ results not pooled · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis