This podcast discusses the preoperative, operative, and postoperative considerations for patients undergoing tonsillectomy, including anatomy and pathophysiology, preoperative evaluation, anesthetic management, operative approach, and postoperative care.LEARNING OBJECTIVESUpon listening to this podcast, learners will be able to:• Explain the anatomy and pathophysiology• Describe key considerations for the preoperative anesthetic evaluation and intraoperative anesthetic management plan• Review common operative approaches• Discuss postoperative considerationsAUTHORSHaley Moulton, BAMS4Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthEelam Adil, MD, MBA, FAAPAssociateDepartment of Otolaryngology and Communication EnhancementBoston Children's HospitalAssistant Professor of OtolaryngologyHarvard Medical SchoolAshish Ankola, MDAssistant Professor of PediatricsTexas Children's HospitalSonya MathewsPre-Medical StudentJue Wang, MDAssociate in Perioperative AnesthesiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain MedicineBoston Children's HospitalDATESInitial publication date: July 10, 2024Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.eduCITATIONMoulton H, Adil E, Ankola A, Mathews S, Wang J, Marcley S, McFee AM, Wolbrink TA. Tonsillectomy. 07/2024. OPENPediatrics. Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/tonsillectomy-openpediatrics