Study Design
This cross-sectional single centre retrospective study surveyed the
parents of children (≤16 years) on the tonsillectomy waiting list for
recurrent tonsillitis 2 months after the coronavirus lockdown. Parents
were asked a standardised questionnaire created by the authors prior to
study commencement. Duration on waiting list was defined as date listed
to 25/05/2020. The service evaluation was registered with the local
audit department. The coronavirus lockdown period was defined as
23/03/2020-17/05/2020 and 2 months previous to lockdown as
27/01/2020-22/03/2020. The STROBE reporting guideline was used.