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Post-tonsillectomy pain: the first ten days
A G Toma1, J Blanshard, N Eynon-Lewis
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
Forty-one adults were entered into a prospective study to investigate the pattern of pain over 10 days after elective dissection tonsillectomy. The severity of pain was scored by the patient on a visual analogue scale. The results confirm that tonsillectomy is a very painful experience and the provision of adequate analgesia is of paramount importance, especially if day-case tonsillectomy is performed.