Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy

Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unresricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. It is with great interest that I read the research article by Dr. Mogadam and colleagues: Comparison of Analgesic Effect betw...

pain relief in patients undergoing tonsillectomy

Effect of Ketamine on Post-Tonsillectomy Sedation and Pain Relief

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is the one of the most common types of surgery in children, and is often accompanied by post-operative pain and discomfort. Methods of pain control such as use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), narcotics, and local anesthetics have been used, but each have their own particular side effects. In this study we investigated the effect of ketamine on post...

Effect of Ketamine on Post-Tonsillectomy Sedation and Pain Relief.

INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy is the one of the most common types of surgery in children, and is often accompanied by post-operative pain and discomfort. Methods of pain control such as use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), narcotics, and local anesthetics have been used, but each have their own particular side effects. In this study we investigated the effect of ketamine on post-...

Efficacy of single dose perioperative intravenous steroid (dexamethasone) for postoperative pain relief in tonsillectomy patients.

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of single dose perioperative intravenous steroid (dexamethasone) for postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Quasi-experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, from November 2009 to June 2010. METHODOLOGY Sixty patients were divided into two equal groups. A single dose of dexame...