Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Trial

7.1.0 Quality Monitoring of Surgical Intervention

7.1.1 Overview

The University of Michigan Health Center will oversee the Surgical Monitoring Core under the direction of Dr. Susan Garetz who will also serve as the central coordinator for the surgical portion of the study. Dr. Witsell will serve as an outside ENT consultant and will advise on surgical quality control as well. The University of Michigan and Duke University will not be participating sites for patient recruitment, thus eliminating any possible institutional bias. Dr. Garetz will be responsible for standardization of surgery and documentation of techniques, perioperative care, and complications, and will oversee protocol development for the surgical intervention at central training. Also, on an ongoing basis, she will facilitate communication and development of consensus among otolaryngologists at all sites. Lead otolaryngologists from each of the participating institutions will meet annually at the meetings of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and at periodic Steering Committee meetings for ongoing protocol and operations review.