PROSPECT guideline for tonsillectomy: systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations.

ABSTRACT: Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures; however, pain management remains challenging. Procedure-specific efficacy as well as specific risks of treatment options should guide selection of pain management protocols based on evidence and should optimise analgesia without harm. The aims of this systematic review were to evaluate the available literature and develop recommendations for optimal pain management after tonsillectomy. A systematic review utilising preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines with procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) methodology was undertaken. Randomised controlled trials published in the English language up to November 2019 assessing postoperative pain using analgesic, anaest

SUBMITTER: Aldamluji N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature