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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

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Post-operative pain in tonsillectomy: bipolar electrodissection technique vs dissection ligation technique. A double-blind randomized prospective trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

N. Atallah ,
M. Kumar ,
A. Hilali  and
S. Hickey
N. Atallah
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK.
M. Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK.
A. Hilali
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK.
S. Hickey
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK.
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

TonsillectomySurgeryElectrocoagulationPain Measurement
Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 9 , September 2000 , pp. 667 - 670
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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