Factors in Painless Tonsillectomy.

Many factors are concerned in obtaining a comparatively painless progress through convalescence after removal of the tonsils. It is impossible, and, in fact, undesirable, to keep the operation area immobile as in other operations, and so it is important to consider what can be done best for the patient's comfort. I propose to survey the pre-operative treatment, the operation, and the post-operative treatment from this point of view.