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Insufficient research has been done analyzing postoperative complications in regions with limited access to healthcare resources.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>To compare postoperative complications from tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies on global health trips to an underserved community to those of a tertiary academic medical center (TAMC).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Data was collected via phone survey with patients from 2 2023 surgical trips to Azua, in the Dominican Republic (DR), sponsored by a TAMC, including surgery type, postoperative healthcare visits, and postoperative complications. The same data was collected via retrospective chart review from patients at a TAMC in 2023. The surgeries included were tonsillectomy adenoidectomy (T&amp;A), tonsillectomy (T), and adenoidectomy (A). A statistical analysis compared non-routine healthcare visits and postoperative complications between populations using the Fisher's exact test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In the DR, 168 patients (mean age: 8 years) underwent T&amp;A (n\u2009=\u2009113), T (n\u2009=\u200934), and A (n\u2009=\u200921). At the TAMC, 520 patients (mean age: 7.8 years) underwent T&amp;A (n\u2009=\u2009288), T (n\u2009=\u2009123), and A (n\u2009=\u2009109). No patients from the DR reported postoperative bleeding within 2 weeks of surgery, compared to 23 patients from the TAMC (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). There was no statistical difference in trouble swallowing and uncontrolled pain within 2 weeks between the populations (p\u2009=\u20090.673 and 0.465).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The T&amp;A procedures on global health trips to underserved communities were not associated with increased rates of life-threatening complications compared with a TAMC. 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