Mmmh. I didn't know such operations were so risky, and actually didn't even know that they were routine in some countries. In fact, I have never heard about them where I live.
From the information you shared in our blog, I would tend to say that we should avoid them whenever it is possible, because a risk of complications of a few % is really big (I know that complications do not necessarily mean death). At the end of the day, it is probably always a risk/benefit assessment that should drive the choice.
In any case (any!), we should proceed when driven by economical reasons (as what is going on in African countries is a disaster). This is really crazy... but I am not surprised, knowing the world in which we live.
An interesting bit of trivia I didn't include: the country with the second highest rate of tonsillectomy in the world is Northern Ireland. I don't understand it, but there we have it.
Thank you for stopping by and reading. I'm already thinking about my next Stem blog. Read about a most interesting bee. Hope it works out.
Be well, @lemouth.
Northern Ireland? Wow, that's surprising I agree. If you ever find the reason, feel free to share it...
Cheers!