BACKGROUND Tonsillectomy is one of the most common pediatric procedures in the United States. An optimal perioperative pain control regimen remains a challenge. Intravenous ibuprofen administered at induction of anesthesia may be a safe and efficacious option for postoperative tonsillectomy pain. OBJECTIVES To determine whether preoperative administration of intravenous ibuprofen (IV-ibuprofe...

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of Ketorolac and Pethidine for postoperative pain relief in first 24 hours after tonsillectomy. Patients & methods: This comparative study was conducted at Anaesthesia Department PGMI Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar between December, 2004 to May 2005. One hundred patients age 5-12 years under going tonsillectomy were divided into group A and B randomly, w...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of duration of application of mouth gag on Temporomandibular (TM) joint pain and trismus after tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Nowshera, from February to July 2012. METHODOLOGY A total of 40 patients undergoing tonsillectomy, in mouth openin...

Introduction: Adenotonsillectomy is the main treatment for symptomatic tonsillar hypertrophy with postoperative pain as the most common associated complication. The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of gabapentin with that reported for acetaminophen on the postoperative pain of adenotonsillectomy in children.   Materials and Methods: In this double-blind clinic...

OBJECTIVE To compare cold dissection to monopolar tonsillectomy in terms of operative time, intraoperative bleeding, post operative bleeding, and pain. METHODS The study included 100 children who underwent tonsillectomy between January 2002 and January 2004. This study was carried out at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patients were randomly selected to h...

BACKGROUND A few studies are available actually comparing the clinical efficacy of intravenous acetaminophen with other medications such as dexamethasone to inhibit postoperative adverse events in children. OBJECTIVES This randomized blinded controlled trial was designed to compare controlling status of postoperative events in children after tonsillectomy randomized to receive either intraven...

Introduction: Various efforts have been made to reduce post tonsillectomy pain in children. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ropivacaine in post-operative pain management in these children. Materials and Methods: This study is a Randomized control study on 140 patients between 4 - 12 years of age, in whom tonsillectomy was performed in a ...

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedure in world performed by Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon. Over past decade, there has been progress techniques for tonsillectomy, yet pain bleeding after tonsillectomy remain important complications. With increasing need to reduce healthcare costs developing countries, currently a trend towards performing on daycare basis this s...

BACKGROUND Fusobacterium necrophorum is a well-known cause of Lemirre's disease and accumulating evidence support its pathogenic role in peritonsillar abscess while its role in recurrent and chronic tonsillitis is uncertain. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of oropharyngeal colonisation with F. necrophorum and Beta-haemolytic streptococci in a cohort of patients schedule...