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CO2-Lasertonsillotomy Under Local Anesthesia in Adults
Published on: November 6, 2019
Tonsillectomy techniques and pain: a review of randomized controlled trials and call for standardization
Matthew N Ashbach1, Samuel T Ostrower, Sanjay R Parikh
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Objectives:
To review the literature comparing operative techniques in tonsillectomy and postoperative pain.
Methods:
Randomized controlled trials comparing operative techniques and pain outcomes over a 10-year period were reviewed.
Results:
44 trials met inclusion criteria for analysis. A total of nine different techniques for complete or partial tonsillectomy were compared. There were several studies with contradictory results. Many of the studies were performed under different parameters.
Conclusions:
Future studies comparing tonsillectomy technique and pain outcomes should be conducted using a standard protocol to allow for accurate comparisons between numerous techniques.
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