The effect of adjuvant oral application of honey in the management of postoperative pain after tonsillectomy in adults: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of adjuvant oral application of honey for treating postoperative pain after tonsillectomy. DESIGN:Single centre prospective cohort study. SETTING:Two cohorts of patients after tonsillectomy. PARTICIPANTS:56 patients treated with honey 8 times per day (honey group), 18 patients treated without honey (control group); baseline analgesia were non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) or coxibs; opioids were used as pro re nata (PRN) medication; mean age 34.4 ± 13.4 years; 36% women. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:On first to fifth postoperative day, patients rated their pain using the validated questionnaire of the German-wide project Quality Improvement in Postoperative Pain Treatment (QUIPS) including a numeric rating scale (NRS, 0-10) for determination of patient'

SUBMITTER: Geißler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7010464 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature