ENT Reading

Below you will find links to articles and editorials. Many of the linked articles below are behind paywalls, however all can be accessed with your Open Athens account or via the access that comes with membership of the RCOA, AAGBI and/or APAGBI:


Tonsillectomy

Journal Review Articles

Paediatric adenotonsillectomy, part 1: surgical perspectives relevant to the anaesthetist Murto K et al.  BJA Education.  20(6): 184-192 (2020)

Paediatric adenotonsillectomy, part 2: considerations for anaesthesia Zalan J et al.  BJA Education, 20(6): 193-200 (2020)

National and Regional Guidelines

British Association for Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Day Case Paediatric Adenotonsillectomy Consensus Guideline (2024)

GIRFT Day Case Paediatric Tonsillectomy (2023)

Safe Delivery of Paediatric ENT Surgery in the UK: A National Strategy A Report of a Combined Working Party of the British Association for Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO), ENT UK, The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI) (2019)

SW SIC ODN Best Practice Adenotonsillectomy Day Case Pathway. SW SIC ODN (2021)


Middle Ear Surgery

Anaesthesia for major middle ear surgery Pairaudeau & Mendonca. BJA Education, 19(5): 136-143 (2019)


Airway

There are many articles relevant to ENT in the SWACA Airway Reading section