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This plain language summary for patients serves as an overview explaining tonsillectomy in children and to help patients, caregivers, and clinicians in their discussions about the reasons that a tonsillectomy may be needed, management options, and care related to the procedure. This summary applies to patients ages 1 through 18 years and is based on the 2019 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)." This evidence-based guideline mainly addresses the need for tonsillectomy based on breathing problems that take place during sleep and repeated sore throats or "tonsillitis." The guideline was developed to identify quality improvement opportunities in managing children under consideration for tonsillectomy and to create clear recommendations for clinicians to use in medical practice.
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Dor Pós-Operatória/tratamento farmacológico , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto/métodos , Relações Médico-Paciente , Tonsilectomia/métodos , Tonsilite/cirurgia , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Compreensão , Feminino , Humanos , Idioma , Masculino , Dor Pós-Operatória/diagnóstico , Prognóstico , Recidiva , Medição de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Tonsilite/diagnóstico , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining the evaluation of the neck mass in adults. The summary applies to patients aged ≥18 years and is based on the 2017 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults." The evidence-based guideline includes research to support more effective evaluation and diagnosis of the neck mass in adults. The guideline was developed as a quality improvement opportunity for evaluation of the neck mass by creating clear recommendations to use in medical practice.
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/diagnóstico , Adulto , HumanosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining rhinoplasty and to aid patients and clinicians in their discussion of expectations, planning care, and improving surgical outcomes. The summary applies to patients 15 years of age and older and is based on the 2017 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Nasal Form and Function after Rhinoplasty." The evidence-based guideline includes research to support effective identification and treatment of rhinoplasty candidates. The guideline was developed as a quality improvement opportunity for pre- and postoperative management of rhinoplasty patients by creating clear recommendations to use in medical practice.
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Rinoplastia/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Estética , Medicina Baseada em Evidências , Humanos , Satisfação do Paciente , Seleção de Pacientes , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Rinoplastia/psicologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining otitis media with effusion (pronounced Oh-TIE-tis ME-dee-uh with Ef-YOO-zhun), abbreviated "OME" and often called "ear fluid." The summary applies to children aged 2 months through 12 years with OME and is based on the 2015 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update)." The evidence-based guideline includes research to support more effective diagnosis and treatment of OME in children. The guideline was developed as a quality improvement opportunity for managing OME by creating clear recommendations to use in medical practice.