ReviewItalian journal of pediatrics2017
Impact of adenotonsillectomy on pediatric quality of life: review of the literature.
Review in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05368077 (Brain Changes in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Brain Changes in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Home-testing devices for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome - a systematic review and economic evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Bacteriotherapy with Streptococcus salivarius 24SMB and Streptococcus oralis 89a oral spray for children with recurrent streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019Trial
- Impact of Childhood Tonsillectomy on Adult Height-A Study of the UK Biobank.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Health Benefits in a Cohort of Children 6 Months After Tonsil Surgery in Relation to the Perioperative Period: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Chronic Adenoid Hypertrophy on Quality of Life Index in Children and Role of Adenoidectomy.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Quality of the Italian Websites for Parental Guidance on the Indications for Tonsillectomy in Children.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Normative tonsillectomy outcome inventory 14 values as a decision-making tool for tonsillectomy.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Long-term Impact of Adenotonsillectomy on the Quality of Life of Children with Sleep-disordered breathing.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea in developmental age. A narrative review.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Review
- Associations among sleep symptoms, physical examination, and polysomnographic findings in children with obstructive sleep apnea.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020Article
- Chronic tonsillitis and biofilms: a brief overview of treatment modalities.Journal of inflammation research · 2018Review
- Comparative clinicopathological aspects of chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis in children.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieArticle
- Observational
- Effects of twin-block appliance on quality of life in OSA children with class 2 malocclusion and mandibular retrognathia.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
Adenotonsillectomy (ADT) is one of the most widely used procedures in the treatment of paediatric recurrent acute tonsillitis (RAT) and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), both of which have significant repercussions on the patients' quality of life (QoL). The purpose of our review of literature was to highlight the great variety of tools that are currently used to evaluate QoL in children, to examine data available on their efficacy and the feasibility of their use in daily clinical practice, and to determine possible limitations related to an indirect and subjective assessment of QoL in children.Although the use of different parameters makes it difficult to compare the published studies, an analysis of the evidence currently available in the literature suggests that ADT has a generally positive impact on the QoL (especially in case of OSAS). It also highlights the importance of combining tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in the treatment of OSAS, and documents the comparability of tonsillectomy and tonsillotomy in improving obstructive symptoms. In conclusion, our findings suggest that literature supports that ADT is associated with positive changes in QOL; however further studies using comparable standardised criteria are necessary to confirm the size and duration of this benefit.
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