Table 3.
Main indications for T and AT and number of recommendations related to to surgical management in GL on adeno-tonsillar disease
| GL | Number of FEART | Strength of the recommendation* | NRO | Otitis media | Number of recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SIGN: 19993 |
≥ 5 a year |
C/A-C |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
3 |
|
AAOHNS: 20001 |
≥ 3 a year |
- |
Hypertrophy causing upper airway obstruction |
RAOM or EOM |
8 |
|
PNLG: 20035 |
≥ 5 a year |
A/A-D |
OSAS |
Surgery is not recommended |
53 |
|
SNLG 20086 |
≥ 5 a year |
A/A-D |
OSAS |
Surgery is not recommended |
79 |
|
SIGN: 20104 |
≥ 7 in the last year |
D/A-D |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
4 |
| |
≥ 5 in the last 2 years |
|
|
|
|
| |
≥ 3 in the last 3 years |
|
|
|
|
|
AAOHNS: 20112 |
≥ 7 in the last year |
B/A-D |
Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB), including snoring, mouth breathing, pauses in breathing, etc. (“comorboid conditions”) |
Not mentioned |
10 |
| |
≥ 5 in the last 2 years |
|
|
|
|
| ≥ 3 in the last 3 years |
GL = Guidelines; FEART = Feverish Episodes due to Acute Recurrent Tonsillitis; NRO = Nasal Respiratory Obstruction. SIGN = Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network; AAOHNS = American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; PNLG =Programma Nazionale Linee Guida; SNLG = Sistema Nazionale Linee Guida. Strength of the recommendation related to the number of FEART.