Assertion: tonsillectomy | /r/HasProperty | performed in patient
Facets:
value: under general anesthesia
type: LOCATION
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries, according to the authors, with 297,000 tonsillectomies performed in 2006 in patients older than 15 years.
text: In addition to treating children with inflamed tonsils, tonsillectomies are often performed on adults to treat sleep apnea and patients having difficulty breathing or swallowing.
text: Tonsillectomies on children are performed with patients under general anesthesia, although adults often only have local anesthesia.
text: Tonsillectomies are performed with the patient fully asleep and are performed in the operating room.