Tonsillectomy, VTE Prophylaxis Guidelines Gain Qualified AAFP Endorsement

The AAFP recently gave qualified endorsements to clinical practice guidelines on tonsillectomy in children and venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized patients. The guidelines were developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery Foundation and the American College of Physicians, respectively. Qualified endorsement signifies that the AAFP found a guideline to be of sufficient quality to endorse even though specific aspects of it fell short of the Academy's stringent criteria for guideline development.
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