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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Nov 2004
Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialEfficacy of bupivacaine for post-tonsillectomy pain: a study with the intra-individual design.
- Mehmet A Somdas, Mehmet Senturk, Ibrahim Ketenci, Unal Erkorkmaz, and Yasar Unlu.
- Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Alpaslan Mah. Mustafa Simsek Cad. Seha Apt., A Blok 79/11, 38030 Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey. somsdas@erciyes.edu.tr
- Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 2004 Nov 1; 68 (11): 1391-5.
ObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of postoperative local anesthesia in tonsillectomy patients using an intra-individual study design.MethodsThirty 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.ResultsRegarding pain over a 24-h period, there was a significant difference between two sides, after the 8th hour.ConclusionPostoperative local bupivacaine infiltration in tonsillectomy patients was effective in children.
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