The effect of ibuprofen on postoperative hemorrhage following tonsillectomy in children
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Huseyin Yaman Abdullah Belada Suleyman Yilmaz
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of ibuprofen on hemorrhage after tonsillectomy in children. All charts of children, who underwent tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy, were reviewed. The age at the time of surgery ranged between 3 and 16 years (mean age = 7.55 ± 3.01 years). Children were divided into two groups based on the drugs used for postoperative pain relief. Group I received paracetamol after surgery. Group II received ibuprofen after surgery. A total of 62 patients received ibuprofen and 109 patients were given paracetamol. Posttonsillectomy hemorrhage occurred in seven (4.1%) children, primary hemorrhage was noted in five patients and secondary hemorrhage occurred in two patients. While 3 of 62 children (4.8%) who were given ibuprofen had postoperative hemorrhage, 4 of 109 patients (3.7%) who were given paracetamol had hemorrhage There was no significant difference in hemorrhage rates between these two groups (p[0.05). Hemorrhage following tonsillectomy is rare and frequently occurs in the early postoperative period. There is no significant increased risk of hemorrhage after ibuprofen administration and it can be used safely for post-tonsillectomy pain relief
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2011) 268:615–617, Received: 9 August 2010 / Accepted: 21 September 2010 / Published online: 2 October 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010
