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Tonsillectomy Does Not Reduce Upper Respiratory Infections: A National Cohort Study

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  • Hyo Geun Choi
  • Bumjung Park
  • Songyong Sim
  • Soon-Hyun Ahn

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare post-operative visits for upper respiratory infections (URIs) between tonsillectomy and non-tonsillectomy participants (controls). Methods: Using the national cohort study from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, 1:4 matched (age, sex, income, region, and pre-operative URI visit) tonsillectomy participants (5,831) and control participants (23,324) were selected. Post-operative visits for URI were measured from 1 to 9 years post-op. The equivalence test was used. The margin of equivalence of the difference (Tonsillectomy—Control group group) was set to -0.5 to 0.5. Results: There was no difference between the tonsillectomy and control group in 1- to 9-year post-op visits (-0.5

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  • Hyo Geun Choi & Bumjung Park & Songyong Sim & Soon-Hyun Ahn, 2016. "Tonsillectomy Does Not Reduce Upper Respiratory Infections: A National Cohort Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(12), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0169264
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169264
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    1. Sung Joon Park & Chanyang Min & Dae Myoung Yoo & Sei Young Lee & Hyo Geun Choi, 2021. "Tonsillectomy in Adults over 40 Years of Age Does Not Increase the Risk of Pneumonia: A Three-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-11, December.

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