Steroids and Pain Control After Tonsillectomy

Summary

This research study aims to find out if a single oral dose of steroid after tonsillectomy will reduce pain and decrease the need for narcotic medications.

Timeline

Start

2018-12-18

Primary completion

2025-09-15

Completion

2025-12-31

Publications

• Background Hicks CL, von Baeyer CL, Spafford PA, van Korlaar I, Goodenough B. The Faces Pain Scale-Revised: toward a common metric in pediatric pain measurement. Pain. 2001 Aug;93(2):173-183. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00314-1.
• Background Tan GX, Tunkel DE. Control of Pain After Tonsillectomy in Children: A Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Sep 1;143(9):937-942. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0845.
• Background Batistaki C, Kaminiotis E, Papadimos T, Kostopanagiotou G. A Narrative Review of the Evidence on the Efficacy of Dexamethasone on Postoperative Analgesic Consumption. Clin J Pain. 2017 Nov;33(11):1037-1046. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000486.
• Background Vlok R, Melhuish TM, Chong C, Ryan T, White LD. Adjuncts to local anaesthetics in tonsillectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Anesth. 2017 Aug;31(4):608-616. doi: 10.1007/s00540-017-2310-x. Epub 2017 Jan 24.
• Background Redmann AJ, Maksimoski M, Brumbaugh C, Ishman SL. The effect of postoperative steroids on post-tonsillectomy pain and need for postoperative physician contact. Laryngoscope. 2018 Sep;128(9):2187-2192. doi: 10.1002/lary.27167. Epub 2018 Mar 24.
• Background Rosen HI, Bergh IH, Oden A, Martensson LB. Patients experiences of pain following day surgery - at 48 hours, seven days and three months. Open Nurs J. 2011;5:52-9. doi: 10.2174/1874434601105010052. Epub 2011 Jul 6.
• Background Cronin J, Kennedy U, McCoy S, An Fhaili SN, Crispino-O'Connell G, Hayden J, Wakai A, Walsh S, O'Sullivan R. Single dose oral dexamethasone versus multi-dose prednisolone in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma in children who attend the emergency department: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2012 Aug 21;13:141. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-141.

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