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Early post‐operative morbidity after superficial parotidectomy: a prospective study concerning pain and resumption of normal activity
Author(s) -
Foghsgaard S.,
Foghsgaard J.,
Homøe P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2007.01315.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tonsillectomy , visual analogue scale , parotidectomy , surgery , anesthesia , facial nerve
Keypoints • The degree of pain and time to return to work following superficial parotidectomy has not previously been reported. • Pain is measured by use of visual analogue scale and the use of analgesics is registered 14 days after superficial parotidectomy. • Results showed that pain is generally weak after superficial parotidectomy and can be treated with mild analgesics. Pain is considerably lower than, e.g. after tonsillectomy. • Median number of days until total recovery was 12 days (range: 3–70), and median time to return to work was 16 days (range: 3–70). • We recommend 2 weeks recreation period after superficial parotidectomy.