Open AccessGlossopharyngeal Nerve Block with Long Acting Local Anaesthetic Agent (Bupivacaine) and It’s Effect on Early Post-operative Period in Adult Tonsillectomy: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Debaki Ghosh,
Arjun Sengupta,
Arya Brata Dubey,
Arjun Sengupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-018-1323-6
Subject(s) - medicine , tonsillectomy , anesthesia , bupivacaine , swallowing , visual analogue scale , otorhinolaryngology , glossopharyngeal nerve , nerve block , prospective cohort study , surgery , local anesthetic , vagus nerve , stimulation
We evaluated the benefit of glossopharyngeal nerve block with long acting local anaesthetic like bupivacaine. It was a randomized prospective study. Sixty-four patients were selected and divided into two groups. Group A received bilateral nerve block and Group B received no block. Pain score using Visual Analog Scale (0-100 mm) was assessed at 30 min, 2, 6 and 12 h. In the immediate post operative period pain scores of Group A at rest and swallowing was significantly lower than Group B ( p < 0.001 and p < 0.01). Glossopharyngeal nerve block is an important method of reducing post-tonsillectomy pain.