Health and well-being of children and young adults in relation to surgery of the tonsils

5 LIST OF ORIGINAL PAPERS 6 ABBREVIATIONS 9 DESCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTION 0 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND 3 Historical Background 3 Anatomical Background 3 Health before surgery 5 Tonsillitis 5 Obstruction 5 Consequences 6 Well-being in the context of surgery 7 Preoperative Anxiety 7 Preoperative preparation 8 Anaesthesia 9 Surgical techniques for tonsil surgery 20 Tonsillectomy/TE 20 Tonsillotomy/TT 20 Functionality and advantages of RF-Surgitrone Ellman 20 Health and wellbeing after surgery 22 Pain 22 Management of pain 23 Medical interventions 25 Complications 27 Inpatient versus outpatient recovery 29 Quality of well-being after surgery 29 AIMS 3 MATERIAL AND METHODS 33 Study designs and subjects 33 Inclusion and exclusion criteria 33 Randomization procedure 33 Samples 34 Surgical procedures 38 Tonsillectomy 38 Adenoidectomy 38 Tonsillotomy with RF 38 Anesthesia and pain treatment in the hospital 39 Premedication 39 Induction of anaesthesia 40 Postoperative analgesia 40 Measurements 4 Health declaration (I-V) and Preoperative Questionnaire (IV) 4 Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (II-III) 4 STAIC (I-II) 4