Background: Postoperative pain is the most common complication after tonsillectomy. We aimed to explore new parameters related post-tonsillectomy pain, as well construct and validate a model for preoperative evaluation of patients’ risk postoperative pain.

introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. the relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. one method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in ...

Post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding among children undergoing traditional tonsillectomy with those undergoing electrodessiction tonsillectomy were compared. A total of 190 children (2 -12 years old). Eighty-Nine males and 101 females, who were admitted to Al-Namas General Hospital during the period of 2008 to 2011 for tonsillectomy were randomized into either traditional tonsillectomy (97 pati...

Introduction Tonsillectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide, with major drawback significant post operative pain.There no consensus regarding topical application or local infiltration anesthetics operatively to reduce pain. The present study was evaluate effect bupivacaine in tonsillar fossae after tonsillectomy. Materials and Methods A double-blinded clinical...

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...

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. The relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. One method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in ...

background tonsillectomy is a common procedure causing considerable postoperative pain. postoperative pain intensity of 60 - 70 in the scale of visual analog scale (vas) has been reported up to 3 - 4 days which could continue until 11 days after the surgery. objectives the current study aimed to compare the analgesic effect of gabapentin and diclofenac on pain after tonsillectomy with the contr...

Background: Postoperative pain after tonsillectomy is a great problem that the ideal tonsillectomy operation should have little or no morbidity or mortality with excellent outcome. Aim of the study:To compare the outcome of postoperative pain with two different methods of tonsillectomy, conventional dissection Tonsillectomy versus CO2 laser assisted tonsillectomy procedure. Method: Randomized c...