Mostly, childhood almond surgery is unnecessary

It was found that out of the 18,271 children who had withdrawn their tonsils during this period, only 2144 (11.7 percent) had enough severe and common throat inflammation to justify the surgery - the British Journal of General wrote. Based on the study published in the current issue of Practice.

According to staff at the University's Institute for Applied Health Research, 32,500 children are unnecessarily affected by tonsillitis every year in Britain, with a cost of £ 36.9 million (HUF 13.6 billion).

It was also found that many children would benefit from almond surgery, but they would not operate them: 15,764 had enough and severe throat inflammation to remove their tonsils, but only 2144 (13.6 percent) were removed.
According to the British health guidelines based on scientific facts, in order for a child to benefit from surgery, three documented, investigated throat inflammations should be performed annually for five or three consecutive years a year for more than seven years or two consecutive years.

In contrast, the analysis showed that 12.4 percent of children who had been sick had 5-6 throat inflammations each year, 44.7 percent each year 2-4, and 9.9 percent each year only one.
"Children who have fewer sore throats per year than the guidelines do not benefit from tonsillitis, as throat inflammations become less common in later years," said Tom Marshall, a university professor.

On the other hand, the majority of children who suffer from severe throat inflammation often do not operate to remove their tonsils. During the 12 years examined, the proportions did not change much.

"Children may be more harmful than using almond removal. We have found that even children with severe throat inflammation will only have a fraction of their tonsillitis, so it is doubtful whether surgery has actually been used by children," Marshall pointed out.

(Source: marmalade.co.uk; MTI | Picture: pixabay.com)