Table 1.

Population, otorhinolaryngological units and hospital beds, number of tonsillectomies (T), adenotonsillectomies (T+A), adenoidectomies (A) performed on children aged 2–9, years 2004–2006.

	Min	Max	Median
Total population	74908	453216	206002
Population 2–9 yrs	4292	33935	14726
% non-Italians, age class 2–9 yrs	4%	16%	9%
n. otorhinolaryngological units	1	3	1
Total hospital beds available in otorhinolaryngological units	10	44	21
T (2–9 yrs)	10	97	35
T+A (2–9 yrs)	116	684	254
A (2–9 yrs)	65	872	389

Median and range across Local Health Units of the Veneto Region.