1. Overview of interventions.
Study | Country | Surgical technique | Concurrent adenoidectomy (%) | |
Tonsillectomy | Tonsillotomy | |||
Dai 2014 | China | Coblation | Coblation | Not stated |
Li 2013 | China | Coblation | Coblation | 100 |
Zhou 2016 | China | Not stated | Not stated | 100 |
Chaidas 2013 | Greece | Blunt dissection | Blunt dissection | 100 |
Skoulakis 2007 | Greece | Blunt dissection | Blunt dissection | 100 |
Kordeluk 2016 | Israel | Electrocautery | CO2 laser/microdebrider | 100 |
Bitar 2016 | Lebanon | Electrocautery | Microdebrider | Not stated |
Borgstrom 2017 | Sweden | Blunt dissection | Coblation | 100 |
Densert 2001 | Sweden | Blunt dissection | CO2 laser | (100 previously) |
Ericsson 2009 | Sweden | Blunt dissection | Radiofrequency | 80 |
Hultcrantz 1999 | Sweden | Blunt dissection | CO2 laser | 15 |
Hultcrantz 2004 | Sweden | Blunt dissection | Radiofrequency | 49 |
Lundeborg 2009 | Sweden | Blunt dissection | Radiofrequency | 79 (10 previously) |
Beriat 2013 | Turkey | Blunt dissection | Microdebrider | Not stated |
Korkmaz 2008 | Turkey | Blunt dissection | Blunt dissection | Not stated |
Chan 2004 | USA | Electrocautery | Coblation | Not stated |
Chang 2005 | USA | Electrocautery | Coblation | 99 |
Chang 2008 | USA | Coblation | Coblation | Not stated |
Coticchia 2006 | USA | Electrocautery | Radiofrequency | 100 |
Derkay 2006 | USA | Electrocautery | Microdebrider | Not stated |
Park 2007 | USA | Electrocautery | Electrocautery | 100 |
Sobol 2006 | USA | Electrocautery | Microdebrider | 100 |