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ArticleOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2016

Cochrane Corner: Extracts from The Cochrane Library: Tonsillectomy or Adenotonsillectomy versus Non-Surgical Management for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children.

Martin J Burton, Nira A Goldstein, Richard M Rosenfeld

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Article in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Martin J BurtonUniversity of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Nira A GoldsteinDepartment of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Richard M RosenfeldDepartment of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA richrosenfeld@msn.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The "Cochrane Corner" is a section in the journal that highlights systematic reviews relevant to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, with invited commentary to aid clinical decision making. This installment features a Cochrane Review on tonsillectomy for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (oSDB) in children, which finds moderate-quality evidence that surgery improves symptoms, behavior, and quality of life compared to nonsurgical management. The results apply to nonsyndromic children with SDB confirmed by polysomnography and must be balanced against a favorable natural history in many cases.

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AdenoidectomyHumansSleep Apnea, ObstructiveTonsillectomyadenotonsillectomyobstructive sleep apneasleep-disordered breathingsystematic reviewtonsillectomy

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PMID26908548

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