Tonsillectomy compared with conservative management in patients over 16 years with recurrent sore throat: the NATTINA RCT and economic evaluation

Tonsillectomy compared with conservative management in patients over 16 years with recurrent sore throat: the NATTINA RCT and economic evaluation

Background The place of tonsillectomy in the management of sore throat in adults remains uncertain. Objectives To establish the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tonsillectomy, compared with conservative management, for tonsillitis in adults, and to evaluate the impact of alternative...

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Main Authors: Janet A Wilson, Tony Fouweather, Deborah D Stocken, Tara Homer, Catherine Haighton, Nikki Rousseau, James O’Hara, Luke Vale, Rebecca Wilson, Sonya Carnell, Scott Wilkes, Jill Morrison, Kim Ah-See, Sean Carrie, Claire Hopkins, Nicola Howe, Musheer Hussain, Lyndsay Lindley, Kenneth MacKenzie, Lorraine McSweeney, Hisham Mehanna, Christopher Raine, Ruby Smith Whelan, Frank Sullivan, Alexander von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Dawn Teare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2023-12-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
tonsillectomy
clinical effectiveness
cost-effectiveness
tonsillitis
conservative management
randomised controlled trial
sore throat
quality of life
adults
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/YKUR3660

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