Efficacy of bupivacaine for post-tonsillectomy pain: a study with the intra-individual design.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effectiveness of postoperative local anesthesia in tonsillectomy patients using an intra-individual study design.


METHODS
Thirty patients aged 5-15 were included in a prospective study. Patients received a local infiltration of 0.5% bupivacaine solution on the right tonsillar bed, and received a local infiltration of normal saline on the left tonsillar bed. Patients were asked to localize pain in terms of most disturbing side of the pharynx, on the 1st, 4th, 8th, 16th, 24th hours.


RESULTS
Regarding pain over a 24-h period, there was a significant difference between two sides, after the 8th hour.


CONCLUSIONS
Postoperative local bupivacaine infiltration in tonsillectomy patients was effective in children.
Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Alpaslan Mah. Mustafa Simsek Cad. Seha Apt., A Blok 79/11, 38030 Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey. somsdas@erciyes.edu.tr
Mehmet A
MA
Somdas
Mehmet
M
Senturk
Ibrahim
I
Ketenci
Unal
U
Erkorkmaz
Yasar
Y
Unlu
D000293:Adolescent; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine