title: Peritonsillar infiltration with bupivacaine for paediatric tonsillectomy.
abstract: In a double-blind study forty-two children scheduled for elective adenotonsillectomy were randomized to receive peritonsillar infiltration, following induction of anaesthesia, with either 0.25% plain bupivacaine or 0.9% saline, 0.5 ml/kg to a maximum of 10 ml. The children were assessed on awakening, and then 10 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours and 24 hours later. On each occasion the observer gave the child a pain score from 1 (no pain) to 5 (severe pain). The scores on awakening and after 10 minutes were significantly lower in the bupivacaine group (P < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test). Thereafter there was no difference between the groups. The authors conclude that peritonsillar infiltration with bupivacaine is only moderately useful as analgesia for children having tonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: MacGregor
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Chandrachud
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D014066:Palatine Tonsil; D010919:Placebos; D014068:Tonsillectomy
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D002045:Bupivacaine