Pain on the first postoperative day after tonsillectomy in adults: A comparison of metamizole versus etoricoxib as baseline analgesic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the effect of metamizole versus etoricoxib as baseline analgesic for treating postoperative pain after tonsillectomy.

Design

Single centre prospective cohort study.

Setting

Two consecutive cohorts of tonsillectomy patients.

Participants

124 patients (n = 55 treated with etoricoxib, n = 69 with metamizole); median age 30.5 years; 50% women.

Main outcome measures

Patients rated their pain on first postoperative day using the questionnaires of the German-wide project Quality Improvement in Postoperative Pain Treatment (QUIPS) including numeric rating scales (NRS, 0-10) for pain determination. The influence of preoperative and postoperative parameters on patients' pain was estimated by univariate and multivariate statistical analysis.

SUBMITTER: Geißler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6693748 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature