Chronic pain following paediatric tonsillectomy

Structured interview via phone call to assess post surgical pain at 3 weeks and 12 weeks post tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy for any indication. Each interview will take between 5-10 minutes and will be conducted by a member of the study team. The script and interview questions are set but a formal questionnaire will not be used. If pain is found on the second phone call at 12 weeks, the participant will be assessed by pain physician which may be in person or via telehealth within 5 days. If there is suspicions of chronic post surgical pain the Electronic Persistent Pain Outcome Collaboration (ePPOC) patient/parent questionnaire inclusive of the PedsQL questionnaire may be completed to guide further management. A further detailed pain history will be undertaken by a pain physician to determine if the persistent pain is secondary to surgery and directed for further management.