Post-operative pain in tonsillectomy: bipolar electrodissection technique vs dissection ligation technique. A double-blind randomized prospective trial.
The two commonly employed methods for tonsillectomy at present are electrodissection and ligature dissection. This study was carried out on 70 patients as a randomized prospective double blind trial to compare the post-operative morbidity of these methods with special reference to pain. The post-operative pain appears to be much less for the ligation dissection technique compared to the electrodissection method except during the first post-operative day. Irrespective of the technique employed for tonsillectomy, the worst pain was experienced on the fifth and sixth post-operative day by almost all of the patients.
Atallah
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Department of Otolaryngology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK.
Kumar
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Hilali
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Hickey
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*