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Post-tonsillectomy pain: the first ten days

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Abbad G. Toma ,
Jonathan Blanshard ,
Nick Eynon-Lewis  and
M. W. Bridger
Abbad G. Toma*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK.
Jonathan Blanshard
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK.
Nick Eynon-Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK.
M. W. Bridger
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK.
*
Mr A. G. Toma, F.R.C.S. (Ed.), 15A Westfield Park, Redland, Bristol BS6 6LX.
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Abstract

Forty-one adults were entered into a prospective study to investigate the pattern of pain over 10 days after elective dissection tonsillectomy. The severity of pain was scored by the patient on a visual analogue scale. The results confirm that tonsillectomy is a very painful experience and the provision of adequate analgesia is of paramount importance, especially if day-case tonsillectomy is performed.

Keywords

TonsillectomyAnalgesiaPain

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 10 , October 1995 , pp. 963 - 964
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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