An Approach to Reduce Uvula Edema After Tonsillectomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-04-10
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
A prospective randomized clinical trial that included thirty subjects who underwent
tonsillectomy. The patients in Group 1 (n:15) were injected with dexamethasone (1 ml, 8 mg)
through the uvula and soft palate tissue directly before tonsillectomy. Group 2 (n:15)
patients had tonsillectomy without dexamethasone injection. Patients were examined
preoperatively and postoperative on the first and fifth days. In this study investigators
tried an approach of dexamethasone application to reduce uvula edema after tonsillectomy.