Open AccessPre-incisional infiltration of tonsils with dexamethasone dose not reduce posttonsillectomy vomiting and pain in children
Author(s) -
Kamran Montazeri,
Ahmad Reza Okhovat,
Azim Honarmand,
Mohammad Reza Safavi,
Leila Ashrafy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.57874
Subject(s) - medicine , dexamethasone , vomiting , anesthesia , analgesic , tonsillectomy , placebo , nausea , visual analogue scale , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Recently, dexamethasone has been found to have a prophylactic effect on postoperative vomiting and pain in children undergoing tonsillectomy. However, few studies have examined the preemptive analgesic effects of dexamethasone after tonsillectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pre-incisional infiltration of tonsils with dexamethasone on the incidence and severity of postoperative pain and vomiting in children undergoing tonsillectomy under general anesthesia.