Resources

Paediatric snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in children and adolescents - Global ENT Guideline

The Global ENT Guidelines have been prepared as a joint project between ENT UK (Global Health Committee) and Global OHNS.  The aim of these guidelines is to provide a free resource, readily accessible, for anyone providing ENT care in...

Paediatric snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in children and adolescents - Global ENT Guideline

The Global ENT Guidelines have been prepared as a joint project between ENT UK (Global Health Committee) and Global OHNS.  The aim of these guidelines is to provide a free resource, readily accessible, for anyone providing ENT care in...

Day Case Paediatric Adenotonsillectomy Consensus Guidelines

Traditionally adenotonsillectomy surgery in children has been viewed as requiring at least an overnight stay post operatively. This was to monitor for bleeding and airway issues and to ensure adequate pain relief was achieved with a return to normal eating and drinking. However, numerous studies have been published showing that day-case tonsillectomy is safe and effective for the majority of children with minimal co-morbidities, even those with obstructed sleep disordered breathing. It is desirable with regards the utilisation of resources, cost and the preference of most families. It will also facilitate more timely access to surgical treatment.

Making a decision about recurrent tonsillitis

After months of collaborative refinement between ENT UK and NHSE, we completed a ‘Decision Support Tool’ to aid both patients and clinicians in deciding on treatment options for recurrent tonsillitis. The document also includes information from the NATTINA study, published on 17 May 2023 in the Lancet.  Newcastle University’s NIHR-commissioned NATTINA trial concluded that adult tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis is effective both clinically and in terms of cost. The trial found that patients who underwent a tonsillectomy had 50% fewer occurrences of sore throat over two years, compared to patients who did not.

Day Case Tonsillectomy - Paediatrics - Pathway

Guideline for the child presenting to hospital with tonsillitis or quinsy

Authors: Sanjay Patel and Andrea Burgess

Guideline for the child presenting to hospital with pre-septal or postseptal (orbital) cellulitis

Authors: Sanjay Patel, Andrea Burgess and Catherine Marsh

Guideline for the child presenting to hospital with otitis media or mastoiditis:

Authors: Sanjay Patel and Andrea Burgess

Evidence-Based Interventions (EBI) programme video: grommets for glue ear in children

As part of the EBI programme guidance, the NHS and key stakeholders have produced a short video explaining why grommets for glue ear in children have been included in the EBI guidance.

Guideline for the child presenting to hospital with lymphadenitis or a lymph node abscess

Authors: Sanjay Patel and Andrea Burgess