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Characterizing a Department's Transition to Intracapsular Tonsillectomy: A Mixed Methods Analysis.

Erin Ling¹, Kelly Giroux², Ada C Sher¹

¹The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

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Summary

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Intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) adoption increased significantly, showing fewer complications than total tonsillectomy (TT). Departmental data transparency and surgeon experience drove this surgical technique transition.

Keywords:

intracapsular tonsillectomy pediatric tonsillectomy post‐tonsillectomy hemorrhage total tonsillectomy

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Area of Science:

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Background:

Intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) offers reduced complications and equivalent outcomes to total tonsillectomy (TT).
Adoption of IT has been limited despite reported benefits.
Changing surgical techniques for common procedures presents challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine barriers to adopting IT in a pediatric otolaryngology department.
To describe the timeline, outcomes, and surgeon motivators during the transition from TT to IT.
To identify factors influencing the adoption of newer surgical techniques.

Main Methods:

Explanatory sequential mixed methods study.
Analysis of 13,899 pediatric tonsillectomy cases (2017-2022).
Review of 30-day postoperative return visits and semi-structured surgeon interviews.

Main Results:

IT proportion increased from 2.3% to 80.8% over 6 years.
IT patients had lower 30-day return rates (3.1%) compared to TT (10%).
Key motivators included data transparency and surgeon experience; concerns involved patient families, training, and partner impact.

Conclusions:

Departmental data transparency and a culture supporting best outcomes facilitate the adoption of safer surgical techniques like IT.
Prominent agents of surgical change were identified, enabling scalable transitions.
Successful implementation of IT requires addressing surgeon-specific motivators and transition concerns.