Admission avoidance in tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess: A prospective national audit during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report changes in practice brought about by COVID-19 and the implementation of new guidelines for the management of tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess (PTA), and to explore factors relating to unscheduled re-presentations for patients discharged from the emergency department (ED).

Design

Prospective multicentre national audit over 12 weeks from 6 April 2020.

Setting

UK secondary care ENT departments.

Participants

Adult patients with acute tonsillitis or PTA.

Main outcome measures

Re-presentation within 10 days for patients discharged from the ED.

Results

83 centres submitted 765 tonsillitis and 416 PTA cases. 54.4% (n = 410) of tonsillitis and 45.3% (187/413) of PTAs were discharged from ED. 9.6% (39/408) of tonsillitis and 10.3%

SUBMITTER: INTEGRATE (The UK ENT Trainee Research Network) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753410 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature