Tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy on young children: 2 year post surgery follow-up

Table 1 Preoperative responses for the OSA-18 and change scores in TT and TE

	TT pre	TT change score^b at 6 mo	TE pre	TE change score^bat 6 mo	P-value^cTT/TE change scores at 6 mo	TT change score^bpre to 2 yr	TE change score^bpre to 2 yr	P-value TT/TE change scores pre to 2 yr
	n=35	n=35	n=32	n=32		n=32	n=32
Total	3.5±1.0	1.8±1,0	3.4±1.0	1.8±1,0	NS	1.8±1,2	1.9±1,4	NS
Sleep disturbance^a	4.2±1.3	2.7±1.5	3.9±1.4	2.6±1.5	NS	2.9±1.5	2.5±1.3	NS
Physical symptoms^a	3.9±1.3	1.9±1.7	3.8±1.4	2.1±1.6	NS	2.1±1.5	2.0±1.4	NS
Emotional distress^a	3.2±1.7	1.0±1.4	3.1±1.4	1.1±1.5	NS	1.6±2.1	1.7±1.8	NS
Daytime function^a	3.1±1.4	1.2±1.5	3.3±1.3	1.7±1.2	NS	1.5±1.3	1.3±1.3	NS
Caregiver concerns^a	3.0±1.6	1.6±1.5	2.8±1.4	1.5±1.3	NS	1.5±1.5	1.5±1.3	NS

^amean ± standard deviation (SD; ^bChange score=The follow-up mean survey score and the individual domain scores subtracting from the baseline mean and individual domain mean scores ^cMann-Whitney U-Test. (Change score<0.5=trivial change; 0.5 to 0.9= small change; 1.0 to 1.4 =moderate change; and ≥1.5= large change). The children reoperated with tonsil surgery are excluded in the two year follow-up.

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