Depression risk in chronic tonsillitis patients underwent tonsillectomy: a global federated health network analysis

Conclusion: This real-world analysis found tonsillectomy was associated with a 30% higher 5-year depression risk versus matched non-tonsillectomy patients with chronic tonsillitis. Further mechanistic research is needed to clarify the pathophysiologic association between depression and tonsillectomy. Depression is not commonly mentioned in the current post-tonsillectomy care realm; however, the outcome of our study emphasized the possibility of these suffering condition after operation. Attention to psychological impacts following tonsillectomy is warranted to support patient well-being, leading to better management of post-tonsillectomy individuals.PMID:38616998 | PMC:PMC11008477 | DOI:10.7150/ijms.93977
Source: International Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research