Table 3.
Patient reported pain-related outcome measures (pain-PROMs) for the total cohort and each surgical method/indication group. Comparison of days with analgesics, days to regular food intake and contacts with health care services due to pain for TT ± A obstruction versus TE ± A obstruction, and TE ± A obstruction versus TE ± A infection
| Method indication | Total (n = 32,225) | TT ± A obstruction (n = 18,109) | TE ± A obstruction (n = 7204) | TE ± A infection (n = 6700) | TT ± A obstruction versus TE ± A obstruction | TE ± A obstruction versus TE ± A infection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unadjusted mean difference (CI), p value
Adjusted mean difference (CI), p value* |
Unadjusted mean difference (CI), p value
Adjusted mean difference (CI), p value* |
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| (a) Number of days with analgesics after surgery | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 6.11 (4.63) | 4.64 (3.65) | 7.34 (4.70) | 8.72 (5.32) | 2.71 (2.58; 2.83), <0.0001 | 1.38 (1.22; 1.56), <0.0001 |
| Median (q1; q3) | 6 (2; 7) | 4 (2; 7) | 7 (4; 10) | 9 (6; 12) | 2.72 (2.51; 2.92), <0.0001* | 0.45 (0.25; 0.64), <0.0001* |
| N = 28,888 | N = 16,130 | N = 6487 | N = 6083 | |||
| (b) Number of days to regular food intake after surgerya | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 4.07 (3.08) | 3.19 (3.14) | 4.95 (4.11) | 6.19 (4.44) | 1.76 (1.55; 1.97), <0.0001 | 1.24 (0.96; 1.55), <0.0001 |
| Median (q1; q3) | 3 (1; 5) | 2 (1; 4) | 4 (2; 7) | 5 (3; 8) | 1.84 (1.53; 2.14), <0.0001* | 0.49 (0.15; 0.83), 0.0028* |
| N = 8922 | N = 5629 | N = 1593 | N = 1646 | |||
| (c) Contacts with health care services due to pain after surgery | ||||||
| Contacts (%) | 3610 (12.2%) | 1035 (6.2%) | 1155 (17.5%) | 1394 (22.8%) | 11.3% (10.3;12.3%), <0.0001 | 5.3% (3.9; 6.7%), <0.0001 |
| N = 29,970 | N = 16,695 | N = 6589 | N = 6114 | – | – | |
n number of responds on 30-day survey, N number of respondents who answered the question, SD standard deviation, CI 95% confidence interval (bootstrapped), TE ± A tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy, TT ± A tonsillotomy with or without adenoidectomy
* Adjusted for operation technique, haemostasis technique, age and sex
aOutcome variable B, has been recorded in the register since 2013. TT ± A indication infection group (n = 212) is only presented in total and not as a separate surgical method/indication group