Efficacy of bupivacaine for post-tonsillectomy pain: a study with the intra-individual design

To determine the effectiveness of postoperative local anesthesia in tonsillectomy patients using an intra-individual study design. Thirty patients aged 5–15 were included in a prospective study. Patients received a local infiltration of 0.5% bupivacaine solution on the right tonsillar bed, and recei...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2004-11, Vol.68 (11), p.1391-1395
Main Authors: Somdas, Mehmet A., Senturk, Mehmet, Ketenci, Ibrahim, Erkorkmaz, Unal, Unlu, Yasar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anesthetics, Local - therapeutic use
Bupivacaine
Bupivacaine - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Injections
Intraindividual
Male
Pain
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy
Postoperative
Prospective Studies
Time Factors
Tonsillectomy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:To determine the effectiveness of postoperative local anesthesia in tonsillectomy patients using an intra-individual study design. Thirty patients aged 5–15 were included in a prospective study. Patients received a local infiltration of 0.5% bupivacaine solution on the right tonsillar bed, and received a local infiltration of normal saline on the left tonsillar bed. Patients were asked to localize pain in terms of most disturbing side of the pharynx, on the 1st, 4th, 8th, 16th, 24th hours. Regarding pain over a 24-h period, there was a significant difference between two sides, after the 8th hour. Postoperative local bupivacaine infiltration in tonsillectomy patients was effective in children.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.05.006