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What is Tonsillectomy?
A tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which the tonsils are removed. Sometimes the adenoids are removed at the same time.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Tonsillitis | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Sore throat (Pharyngitis) | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Crohn's Disease | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support immune health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Eosinophilic Esophagitis | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Allergic Rhinitis | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tonsillectomy
| Hospitalization | 59 | |
|---|---|---|
| Excessive bleeding | 1 | |
| Pain in throat | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not indicated | 41 |  |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Tonsillectomy
Always |
6 | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Tonsillectomy
Very |
1 | 17% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
2 | 33% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
3 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Tonsillectomy
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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