aim and background:   pain management is very important in tonsillectomy in order to reduce the suffering and restlessness in children. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of peritonsillar injection of lidocaine and placebo preoperatively on postoperative pain relief. methods and materials:   this randomized triple blind clinical trial conducted on sixty 3-12- year-old children ...

Introduction: Management of pain in children is often inadequate and numerous clinical practice guidelines and policy statements have been published on the subject of pediatric pain. Tonsillectomy is among the most frequent otorhinolaryngologic surgeries, especially in the pediatric age group and after tonsillectomy the patients usually suffer from mild to severe pain for three postoperative d...

BACKGROUND Coblation tonsillectomy is a new surgical technique and demands further research to be proven as a suitable and standard method of tonsillectomy. This study compares coblation and traditional tonsillectomy techniques in view of their advantages and complications. METHODS In a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial information on operation time, intraoperative blood lo...

INTRODUCTION Although tonsillectomy has a very long history as one of the most common surgical procedures in childhood, post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage is not uncommon and occasionally life threatening. Although primary post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage that occurs within 24 hours of surgery is often caused by insufficient intraoperative hemostasis, delayed hemorrhage is frequently related to the rej...

background tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide, especially for children. oral honey administration following tonsillectomy in pediatric cases may reduce the need for analgesics via relieving postoperative pain. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of honey on the incidence and severity of postopera...

OBJECTIVE To compare the analgesic efficacy of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) mouth rinse with control for post-tonsillectomy pain management. DESIGN Double-blinded, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients from 5 to 14 years old undergoing electrocautery tonsillectomy were randomized to either the H2O2 mouth rinse or the water rinse (control)...

Background: Post-operative tonsillectomy pain is widely observed especially among children which leads to longer hospitalization, slower recovery, eating disorder and continuation of IV fluids ingestion. Objective: To compare mean scores between intravenous versus rectal acetaminophen in undergoing tonsillectomy. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial Place Duration Study: Department Anesthe...

OBJECTIVES Severe throat pain can result from tonsillectomy and last up to 10 days in children. Codeine elixir has long been used for pain relief, but has recently been banned by the Food and Drug Administration due to a recently recognized risk of death. We explored acupuncture as an alternative means of pain relief for children and adolescents after tonsillectomy. METHODS This was a retrosp...