Cochrane · systematic review · CD001802
Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis
Burton, MJ, Glasziou, PP, Chong, LY, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
ENTAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 50%Moderate 4 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus no surgery in children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis
Population: Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Episodes of sore throat of any severity Including as 1 episode the period post‐surgery) Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 795 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Episodes of moderate/severe sore throat(subgroup of severely affected patients) Including as 1 episode the period post‐surgery) Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 73 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Episodes of moderate/severe sore throat(subgroup of moderately affected patients) Not including as 1 episode the period post‐surgery Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 491 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Sore throat days (including those immediately post‐surgery Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 776 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Absence from school or work (standardised to 180 school days or followed up for 5 to 6 months) Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 412 participants | Moderate |
Complications ‐ results not pooled Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
All‐cause mortality ‐ not reported Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Quality of life ‐ results not pooled Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |