Tonsillectomies should not be taken lightly, reports Harvard Health Publishing.
Why the drop? Well, complications are common. In fact, one in five children who have a tonsillectomy has a complication. The most common is breathing difficulty, which can affect one in 10. Bleeding affects one in 20, and can happen days after the surgery, after a child has gone home. While the complications are treatable and death is very rare, it’s clearly an operation that should only be done when truly necessary.
“While the complications are treatable and death is very rare, it’s clearly an operation that should only be done when truly necessary.”
What is the definition of: When it is truly necessary?
I could go on at length. The point is that there is no generally accepted definition.