Randomised control trial of 150 paediatric patients aged between 3-8years. One group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate oral drink and the other group will receive current standard care (no drink) prior to undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Outcomes to be reported will be: 1) patient and parent satisfaction; 2) post operative pain score at: recover, 1 hour post op, prior to discharge home and then day 1 postoperatively; 3) PONV rates in recovery, prior to discharge home and again on Day 1 postoperatively; 4) sleep quality night after surgery.
Children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy will be consented via parents prior to the day of surgery and then randomised to 1 of 2 groups who will either receive the intervention or current standard care. Patients will be recruited from the ENT outpatient clinics in conjunction with the ENT surgeons. Data collection will be undertaken with the aid of experience research assistants.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
Children randomised to this group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate drink 90-120mins prior to surgery
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Postoperative Pain Score
Visual analogue scale (0-5)
Time frame: day 1 postoperatively
Patient and parent satisfaction
Questionnaire: regarding how satisfied parents/ patients were with the treatment (satisfied or unsatisfied)
Time frame: Day 1 postoperatively
Quality of sleep
Questionnaire: (scale Child slept very well, average night sleep, poor nights sleep)
Time frame: Day 1 post operative
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Questionnaire: vomiting, felt very nauseated, some nausea, none
Time frame: 4 hours postoperatively
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