Tonsillectomy is one of most common performed surgical procedure in children . tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy have high incidence of Post operative pain , it is very important and significant problem because it can lead to decrease oral intake and dehydration
Tonsillectomy is one of the most common performed surgical procedure in children. Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy have high incidence of Post operative pain incidence . There is still debate about the optimal analgesia for this common procedure , different methods have been described including intraoperative anesthetic pain regimens , adjustment of surgical technique , intraoperative local anesthetic injection and use of pharmacotherapy post operative . The main goal of the preventive analgesia is the pain releif with minimum side effect . The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the effect of Glossopharyngeal nerve block for relief of pain on children following adenotonsillectomy . This is prospective , double blinded , randomized study
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
210
Local anesthetic
Isotonic crystaloid
Faculty of Medcine
Minya, Egypt
The first call for analgesia
Pain assessment using VAS scale
Time frame: In 24 hours
The analgesic consumption
The total analgesic consumption for pain rest and swallowing
Time frame: In 24 hours
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