Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: A total of 60 patients (32 males and 28 females), aged 3-14 years, were included in this double-blind prospective randomized controlled clinical study from September of 2011 until May of 2012. Patients admitted for adenotonsillectomies after informed consent was obtained from the parents, and randomized into three groups receiving either dexamethasone sodium phosphate (Group 1, mean age 5.9 ± 1.6), levobupivacaine with epinephrine (Group 2, mean age 6.1 ± 2.6), or saline (Group 3, mean age 6.0 ± 3.4). Pain scores at the 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and 20th hours, and first, second, third and seventh days post-operatively were recorded by the parents using McGrath's face scale. The operation type, operation time and anesthesia time, the time of the first request for postoperative analgesia, and the total number of analgesic interventions were recorded. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Dostbil Aysenur, Celik Mine, Yoruk Ozgur, Alıcı Hacı Ahmet, Erdem Ali Fuat, Ince Ilker, Ahiskalıoglu Ali |
Journal | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
(Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol)
Vol. 78
Issue 9
Pg. 1467-71
(Sep 2014)
ISSN: 1872-8464 [Electronic] Ireland |
PMID | 24984928
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Analgesics
- Anesthetics, Local
- Glucocorticoids
- dexamethasone 21-phosphate
- Dexamethasone
- Levobupivacaine
- Bupivacaine
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Topics |
- Adenoidectomy
- Adolescent
- Analgesics
(therapeutic use)
- Anesthetics, Local
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Bupivacaine
(administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Dexamethasone
(administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Glucocorticoids
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Levobupivacaine
- Male
- Pain, Postoperative
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Tonsillectomy
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