List of Tables and Figures

  1. Table 1: Patient demographics, waiting time for tonsillectomy, and surgical details
  2. Figure 1: Parental perspective of child’s quality of life whilst waiting for and following tonsillectomy. Legend: T-14 total scores (A), obstructive sub-scores (B) and infection sub-scores (C) pre-operatively at initial consultation (n=63), day of surgery (n=167), at 6 weeks post-operatively, (n=160), and 6 months post-operatively (n=148).
  3. Figure 2: Parental perspective of young child’s quality of life with sleep disordered breathing whilst waiting for and following tonsillectomy. Legend: Children aged 2-4y with a surgical indication including sleep disordered breathing (n = 28). T-14 total scores (A) and T-14 obstruction scores (B) pre-operatively at initial consultation, day of surgery, at 6 weeks post-operatively, and 6 months post-operatively.