• Marja Michelin Guerra, Eduardo Garcia, Renata Ribeiro de Mendonça Pilan, Priscila Bogar Rapoport, Caio Barbosa Campanholo, and Eli Onivaldo Martinelli.
• FMABC, Brazil.
• Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 May 1; 74 (3): 337-41.

UnlabelledTonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy still is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the world, mostly in the pediatric population.Aimto study the impact of amoxicillin for 7 days in post-adenotonsillectomy recovery, comparing results with a control group.Study Typeprospective, randomized, controlled study with 120 patients.Patients And Methodsthe patients were randomized according to surgery time to receive 7 days of amoxicillin associated with pain killers, or analgesic alone. During the first week of postoperative, we assessed the level of pain, oral intake acceptance, nausea and vomits, fever and return to daily activities.ResultsIt was only in the fourth post-operative day that the group receiving antibiotic agents showed a statistically significant difference as far as pain is concerned. There was no difference between the two groups for other data analyzed.Conclusionconsidering the results from our study and reviewing the literature on the use of antibiotic agents, we agree that there is no improvement in patient recovery after adenotonsillectomy with the use of amoxicillin for 7 days in the postoperative.

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