Perioperative dexamethasone administration in tonsillectomy patients

"Dexamethasone provides a low cost and relatively safe method to reduce post-operative complications in tonsillectomy patients. Despite this evidence, failure to administer dexamethasone still results in unplanned admissions, causing unnecessary costs to the National Heath Service"

Perioperative dexamethasone administration in tonsillectomy patients: A three-cycle audit showing improvement using printed theatre lists
S Bola, A Bartlett, R Williams
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208428.w3339

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Stopping perioperative antibiotics for post-tonsillectomy morbidity

"Considering the implications for development of antibiotic resistance with increased antibiotic use and the lack of clinical benefits demonstrated by this review, routine perioperative antibiotic prescription for tonsillectomy is not recommended."

Stopping perioperative antibiotics for post-tonsillectomy morbidity: QIPP Case Study
Quality and productivity collection examples
The UK Cochrane Centre and NICE
March 2015

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