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Preoperative intravenous dexamethasone combined with glossopharyngeal nerve block: role in pediatric postoperative analgesia following tonsillectomy

Research Authors
Sherif K Mohamed,
Abdelrady S Ibraheem,
Mohammed G Abdelraheem
Research Journal
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Research Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
266-11
Research Year
2011
Research_Pages
1815-1819
Research Abstract

Abstract Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed ambulatory surgical
procedures in children (Litman et al. in Anesth Analg 78: 478–481, 1994). Several
techniques have been described for alleviation of pain (Ginstrom et al. in Acta Otolaryngol
125: 972–975, 2005). the objective of this study determination of the postoperative analgesic
efficacy of the pre-surgical intravenous administration of dexamethasone together with
glossopharyngeal nerve block (GNB) in children undergoing tonsillectomy.