• J Laryngol Otol · Nov 2010

    Assessment of early post-operative pain following septorhinoplasty.

    • P Szychta and B Antoszewski.
    • Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department, Medical University of Łódź, Poland. szychta@yahoo.pl
    • J Laryngol Otol. 2010 Nov 1; 124 (11): 1194-9.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate pain incidence and intensity in patients undergoing septorhinoplasty, and to assess analgesic treatment effectiveness, in the first 7 days after surgery.DesignProspective outcomes analysis using visual analogue scale assessment of pain intensity in the first 7 post-operative days.SubjectsFifty-seven patients were enrolled in the study, 29 women and 28 men, aged 18 to 51 years. All were treated for post-traumatic deformity of the external nose and/or nasal septum, with either septorhinoplasty or septoplasty.ResultsIn the first 3 days after septorhinoplasty, patients' mean visual analogue scale pain score exceeded the range denoting 'analgesic success', and showed considerable exacerbation in the evening. Patients' pain decreased to a mean score of 15.4 one hour after administration of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (metamizole).ConclusionAnalgesia is recommended for all patients in the first 3 days after septorhinoplasty, especially in the early evening.

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