[Sore throat as indication for tonsillectomy before and after implementation of the German guideline for tonsillitis : Longitudinal study covering 115.839 procedures].
CONCLUSIONS: The impact of the German guideline on the management of sore throat on the annual number of tonsillectomies and common medical practice was limited. Antibiotic treatment appears not to play a major role when tonsillectomy is indicated.
PMID: 32945897 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: HNO - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: HNO Source Type: research
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