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32 4 Tonsillectomy Consumer information - single option Web-based Wikipedia International web-based openly editable encyclopaedia 2017 33 4 Treating Tonsillitis Consumer information - multiple options Web-based NHS Choices National Health Service (UK) 2015 34 5 Tonsillitis: Should my have a tonsillectomy? Patient decision aid Printable Healthwise Not-for-profit (USA) 2015 35 4 Understanding NICE guidance – information for people who use NHS services: Tonsillectomy using ultrasonic scalpel Consumer information - single option Printable National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) National health guidance and quality organisation (UK) 2006 36 4 Understanding NICE guidance – Information for people who use NHS services: Tonsillectomy using laser Consumer information - single option Printable National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) National health guidance and quality organisation (UK) 2006 38 4 About Children’s Tonsil Surgery Consumer information - single option Printable ENT UK Professional body (UK) 2015 49 4 Surgical Removal of Tonsils and Adenoids – A Guide for Patients and Parents Consumer information - single option Hardcopy (unavailable online) Royal Australian College of Surgeons and The Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Professional bodies (AU) 2016 50 5 Deciding what to do about recurrent sore throat Consumer information multiple options Web-based Printable NHS RightCare National Health Service (UK) 2017
Appendix 1 Consumer information resources on tonsillectomy Resource no. Title Search strategy Type Format Length Author and URL Source type and country Year published 1 Patient Information Tonsillectomy Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Printable 2 printable pages Dr N Agar & Dr D Phillips - Austin Hospital ENT Unit Public hospital VIC Australia Unknown 2 Patient Information Paediatric Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Printable 2 printable pages Dr N Agar & Dr D Phillips - Austin Hospital ENT Unit Public hospital VIC Australia Unknown 3 Tonsillectomy Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 Mater Hospital Brisbane Private hospital QLD Australia 2015 4 Tonsil Removal – Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option 1 ENT Clinic Specialist practise NSW Australia 2015 Website © 5 Tonsillectomy, Tonsillitis Treatment Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option 1 Dr Gillian Dunlop Specialist practise NSW Australia 2017 Website © 6 Recovery from Tonsillectomy and or Adenotonsillectomy Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 Ear Nose Throat Ballarat Specialist practise VIC Australia Unknown 7 Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 St. George Ear Nose Throat Specialist practise NSW Australia 2017 Website © 8 Day surgery: Tonsils and adenoids removed - discharge care Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option 1 The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Public Hospital VIC Australia 2013
9 Tonsillectomy Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au B PI multiple options printable and audiovisual content 4 printable pages Patient UK Independent health platform 2016 10 Tonsillectomy Procedural Consent Form Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option printable 3 printable Queensland Health QLD gov. Australia 2011 11 Tonsillectomy Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based; printable 2 printable The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and Kaleidoscope Children, Young People and Families. Public Hospital NSW Australia 2016 12 Tonsillectomy patient information Google search 1: Patient information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 ENT PARKVILLE at the Kid’s Specialist practise VIC Australia 2017 website © 13 Tonsillectomy Google search 2: Consumer information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based; printable 2 printable pages Healthdirect Australian gov. health platform 2016 14 Tonsillectomy Google search 2: Consumer information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based; printable 2 printable pages Better Health Channel VIC gov Australia 2015 15 Discharge Information for Same Day Tonsillectomy - With or without Adenoidectomy Google search 2: Consumer information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Printable 2 Child and Adolescent Health Service Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Public hospital WA Australia 2008 16 Paediatric Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery Google search 2: Consumer information tonsillectomy au A PI single option Printable 2 printable ENT Albury Wodonga Specialist practise NSW Australia Unknown 17 Tonsillitis Google search 3: Patient information tonsils out au B PI multiple options Web-based; printable 4 printable pages Better Health Channel VIC gov. Australia 2016
18 Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Google search 3: Patient information tonsils out au A PI single option printable 2 printable pages Women’s and Children’s Hospital Public hospital SA Australia 2016 19 Removal of Tonsils Google search 3: Patient information tonsils out au A PI single option Web-based 15 linked pages HCF Private health insurer Australia 2017 website © 20 12 questions answered about tonsillitis and tonsillectomy Google search 5: Question tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 ENT Wellbeing Allied health practise NSW Australia 2015 website © 21 Tonsillectomy Google search 5: Question tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 5 linked web Mayo Clinic US not-for-profit health organisation and platform 2015 22 Children’s Tonsils and Adenoid Removal Google search 6: Question tonsils out au A PI single option Web-based 1 ENT Clinic Specialist practise NSW Australia 2015 23 Tonsillectomy or Adenotosillectomy Sydney Google search 7: Decision tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 Dr Jason Roth Specialist practise NSW Australia 2017 website © 24 Children Tonsillectomy Google search 7: Decision tonsillectomy au B PI multiple options Web-based 1 Ear, Nose & Throat Sydney Specialist practise NSW Australia Unknown 25 Tonsillectomy Google search 7: Decision tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 entgeelong Specialist practise VIC Australia 2015 website © 26 Adenoids-Tonsil Surgery Google search 8: Decision tonsils out au A PI single option Web-based 1 Dr William Mooney Specialist practise NSW Australia 2013 website © 27 Removal of the Tonsils and Adenoids Google search 8: Decision tonsils out au A PI single option printable 6 printable pages Dr A. Simon Carney Unknown Unknown
28 Tonsillitis Google search 8: Decision tonsils out au A PI single option Web-based 1 Dr A Ananda Specialist practise NSW Australia 2017 website © 29 Tonsillectomy Google search 9: Options tonsillectomy au A PI single option Web-based 1 ENT Clinics Specialist practise NSW Australia 2017 website © 30 Options for pain relief (analgesic) medication after tonsillectomy in children Google search 9: Options tonsillectomy au A PI single option printable 2 printable pages Anaesthetic Group Specialist practise NSW Australia 2016 31 Surgical Treatments For Snoring And Apnoea Google search 9: Options tonsillectomy au B PI multiple options 1 The Sleep Therapy Clinic Primary care practice QLD Australia 2011 website © 32 Tonsillectomy Wikipedia: tonsillectomy A PI single option Web-based 1 Wikipedia Web-based, openly editable encyclopedia 2017 33 Treating Tonsillitis NHS Choices: tonsillectomy B PI multiple options 4 linked web pages NHS Choices UK National health service 2015 34 Tonsillitis: Should my child have a tonsillectomy? OHRI: tonsillectomy D PDA Web-based; printable Healthwise US not-for-profit provider of health information, decision support tools, behavior change assistance etc. 2015 35 Understanding NICE guidance - Information for people who use NHS services: Tonsillectomy using ultrasonic scalpel NICE: tonsillectomy A PI single option printable 4 printable pages NICE UK national health guidance and quality organisation 2006 36 Understanding NICE guidance Information for people who use NHS services: Tonsillectomy using laser NICE: tonsillectomy A PI single option printable 4 printable pages NICE UK national health guidance and quality organisation 2006
37 Electrosurgery (diathermy and coblation) for tonsillectomy Understanding NICE guidance – information for people considering the procedure, and for the public NICE: tonsillectomy A PI single option printable 12 printable pages NICE UK national health guidance and quality organisation 2005 38 Children’s Tonsil Surgery ENT: Tonsillectomy & patient information section browse A PI single option printable 2 printable pages (brochure style) ENT UK UK professional body 2015 39 Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing/Obstructive Sleep Apnea AAO-HNS: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options Web-based 1 AAO-HNS US professional body 2017 website © 40 Tonsillectomy and Adenoids PostOp AAO-HNS: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse A PI single option Web-based 1 AAO-HNS US professional body 2017© 41 Tonsillitis AAO-HNS: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options 1 AAO-HNS US professional body 2017© 42 Tonsils and Adenoids AAO-HNS: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options Web-based 1 AAO-HNS US professional body 2017© 43 Causes of Tonsillitis RCH: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options Web-based 1 Raising Children Network AU Member organisation of early childhood agencies 2015 44 Obstructive apnoea RCH: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options Web-based 1 Raising Children Network AU Member organisation of early childhood agencies 2015 45 Childhood obstructive sleep apnoea - OSA The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options 1 The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Public Hospital VIC Australia 2010
46 Tonsillitis - when your throat is often sore Women and Children’s Health Network (Child and Youth Health): tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options Web-based 1 Child and Youth Health Health network - and community-based health services SA Australia 2015 47 Snoring can stop you sleeping well Women and Children’s Health Network (Child and Youth Health): tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options Web-based 1 and Youth Health Health network - and community-based health services SA Australia 2015 48 Childhood Snoring and Apnea Sleep Health Foundation: tonsillectomy & patient information section browse B PI multiple options Web-based; printable 2 printable pages Sleep Health Foundation AU Advocacy organisation 2011 49 Surgical Removal of Tonsils and Adenoids – A Guide for Patients and Parents Email request: ASOHNS A PI single option Hard-copy 4 printed pages RACS and ASOHNS Email attachment only – cannot be found online AU Professional bodies 2016 50 Deciding what to do recurrent sore throat NHS RightCare B PI multiple options Web-based printable 7 printed pages NHS RightCare UK national health service 2017 Appendix 2 DISCERN assessment results A rating scale of 1-5 (no to yes) is used for each DISCERN criteria. More information about this rating scale is included after the table.