<p class="abstract">Tonsillectomy the “bread and butter” surgery of Otorhinolaryngologist has graduated from Gullitone to state art plasma knife technique, vis a patient surgeon comfort. The excruciating post recovery pain is due breach in oro-phayngeal mucosa thereby irritation terminal arborizations glossopharyngeal vagal innervations. Moreover, surgical trauma induced inflammation spas...

BackgroundInsufficiently treated pain after paediatric appendectomy and tonsillectomy is frequent. We aimed to identify variables associated with poor patient-reported outcomes.MethodsThis analysis derives from the European PAIN OUT infant registry providing information on perioperative pharmacological data outcomes 24 h surgery. Variables endpoint ‘desire for more treatment’ were evaluated by ...

Abstract Background Tonsillectomy is a common surgery to treat tonsillitis. In addition cold dissection methods, other new methods are also used for tonsillectomy which has several advantages. We compared the and harmonic scalpel method investigated complications of both methods. Methods This descriptive analytical study on 50 patients in population 18 60 years who had conditions based inclusio...

BACKGROUND Interindividual variability in pain perception and analgesic response is a major problem in perioperative practice. Adult studies suggest pain management is influenced by patient's race. The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of race on perioperative pain treatment in children. METHODS Prospective observational study evaluating effect of race on analgesia and opio...

Objective: To define the analgesic regimen given following tonsillectomy in a large ENT department and correlate this with readmission for secondary complications. Methods: We performed a retrospective case note review of patients undergoing tonsillectomy within a six month period. Demographic information and relevant case information was collected including operative details, discharge medicat...

A lthough the number of patients undergoing tonsillectomy has gradually declined since the 1970s, it remains one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. The procedure, of course, is fairly routine—but not without risk. Mortality rates for the operation range from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 35,000, with morbidity rates ranging from 1.5% to 14%; mortality and morbidity after tonsille...

IMPORTANCE Postoperative sore throat is one of the most common problems after tonsillectomy. Antibiotics remove the local flora and reduce inflammation and thus may reduce postoperative pain after tonsillectomy. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of topical sucralfate and clindamycin on local pain reduction after tonsillectomy in children aged 6 to 12 years. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Tr...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Tonsillectomy causes a moderate to severe postoperative pain, and its treatment is an unsolved problem. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 2 analgesic protocols and their related complications. METHODS Two groups of adult patients submitted to ambulatory tonsillectomy were studied. In group 1, 52 patients received a combination of trama...