Key Points
Treatment
Patient Information
Tonsillectomy
in Children
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AAO HNSF staff and CPG leadership
GuidelineCentral.com
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children is endorsed by the American Academy
of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), The American
Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)*, The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO),
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine
(SASM), The Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses (SOHN), The Society for
Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) and The Triological Society.
