KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Editor's Note: The story incorrectly said Addy had her surgery on Monday. The tonsillectomy was on Tuesday, June 6. A Knoxville family said they were grieving after a simple ...
Tonsillectomy used to be considered a rite of passage-- something to be done if any child developed sore throats, as the risk ...
In fact, about half of the children in the study who were found to have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder before tonsil surgery no longer met criteria for this ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that persistent alterations in taste seldom occur after surgery to remove the tonsils, or tonsillectomy. A few case reports have suggested that taste ...
Nearly one-third of children who had surgery to remove their tonsils did not need opioids to get adequate pain relief during and after surgery, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ® ...
A Colorado hospital managed to greatly decrease the use of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen (Tylenol) in pediatric tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy surgeries by implementing a standing order for the oral ...