Dexamethasone Versus Local Infiltration Technique for Tonsillectomy in Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequent surgical operations performed in children [1-4]. It
is usually associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) with an incidence ranging
from 23% to 73% [2]. Dexamethasone has been shown to be effective in reducing PONV after
tonsillectomy using standardized anesthetic technique [2, 5-7]. Previous studies utilizing a
different technique, the pre-incision infiltration of local anesthesia, had shown to decrease
post-tonsillectomy pain, reduce analgesic consumption and provide a rapid return to normal
activity [8, 9]. Given the effectiveness of dexamethasone and the pre-incision infiltration
anesthetic technique, it would be beneficial to compare the effect of each on PONV.