Tonsillectomy in Australia: an audit of surgical technique and postoperative care.

Objective: To assess current tonsillectomy practice among Australian otolaryngologists.

Study Design: An audit based on an anonymous 19-item postal questionnaire on tonsillectomy technique and perioperative management sent to all Australian otolaryngology specialists.

Subjects And Methods: Two hundred eighty-four otolaryngologists registered with the Australian Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery database were sent the questionnaire.

The coblation tonsillectomy learning curve.

Objective: To establish if there is a learning curve for coblation tonsillectomy.

Study Design: Regression analysis of data obtained from surgeons identified from the Australian Tonsillectomy Survey.

Subjects And Methods: Thirty otolaryngologists were invited to contribute audit data.