Maxillary nerve blocks have been shown to significantly reduce post-operative pain and analgesic intake during the 24-hour period following sinus surgery. This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study will investigate blocks of the pterygopalatine fossa using a suprazygomatic approach during septorhinoplasty surgery. It is the investigator's hypothesis that this technique will result in decreased post-operative pain and opioid use, and the morbidity associated with it.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
A single injection into the pterygopalatine fossa bilaterally of 0.5% ropivacaine at a dose of 20 mg (each side)
Plus 4 mg dexamethasone
A single injection into the pterygopalatine fossa bilaterally of a balanced crystalloid intravenous solution (4 ml of normal saline)
UF Health of University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Decrease the opioid requirement post-operatively as assessed by providers.
post operative period
Time frame: 7 days +/- 2 days
Decrease in post-anesthesia care unit observation time.
PACU duration times
Time frame: 60-180 minutes
Efficiency of SMS based survey for post-operative data collection.
Time frame: 5 days post-operatively +/- 1 day
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