Prevention of POV After Paediatric Tonsillectomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in children. It remains associated with a high morbidity related to postoperative vomiting (POV), pain, risk of bleeding, and dehydration due to impaired oral intake. Current medications for POV have limited efficacy and may even be associated with potential side-effects. Non-pharmacological techniques such as acupuncture has been investigated as alternatives to antiemetics and as additional treatment modalities for POV.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• children aged 2-8 y.

• children ASA 1-2

• tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists grade greater than or equal to III (patient with severe systemic disease)

• intravenous induction

• contraindication to steroids

• Rash or local infection over an acupuncture point

• administration of steroids in the 24 hours before the surgery

• Use of medication with antiemetic effect within the 24 hours before surgery

• Gastric or intestinal diseases

• refusal of parents