TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of perioperative bupivacaine infiltration in tonsillectomy patients
AU - Kountakis, Stilianos E.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of perioperative local anesthesia in tonsillectomy patients. Design: Two-group prospective, blinded, randomized study. Patients in one group received a local infiltration of 10 mL 0.5% bupivacaine solution, and in the other group they were infiltrated with 10 mL of normal saline. Results: Thirty-four adults agreed to participate in the study over a 2-year period, with 20 patients returning completed questionnaire forms. Regarding pain intensity over a 10-day period, oral analgesic use after surgery, and oral intake after surgery, there were no differences between the two groups, with P values of .25, .32, and .34, respectively. Conclusion: The effect of perioperative local marcain infiltration in tonsillectomy patients was similar to placebo.
AB - Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of perioperative local anesthesia in tonsillectomy patients. Design: Two-group prospective, blinded, randomized study. Patients in one group received a local infiltration of 10 mL 0.5% bupivacaine solution, and in the other group they were infiltrated with 10 mL of normal saline. Results: Thirty-four adults agreed to participate in the study over a 2-year period, with 20 patients returning completed questionnaire forms. Regarding pain intensity over a 10-day period, oral analgesic use after surgery, and oral intake after surgery, there were no differences between the two groups, with P values of .25, .32, and .34, respectively. Conclusion: The effect of perioperative local marcain infiltration in tonsillectomy patients was similar to placebo.
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U2 - 10.1053/ajot.2002.28771
DO - 10.1053/ajot.2002.28771
M3 - Article
C2 - 11893973
AN - SCOPUS:0036125357
SN - 0196-0709
VL - 23
SP - 76
EP - 80
JO - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
JF - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
IS - 2
ER -