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D. W. Stewart, P. G. Ragg, S. Sheppard and G. A. Chalkiadis, “The Severity and Duration of Postoperative Pain and Analgesia Requirements in Children after Tonsillectomy, Orchidopexy, or Inguinal Hernia Repair,” Paediatric Anaesthesia, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2012, pp. 136-143. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03713.x

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• TITLE: Analgesic Regimen and Readmission Following Tonsillectomy

  AUTHORS: Lyudmila Kishikova, Matthew D. Smith, Jason C. Fleming, Michael O’Connell

  KEYWORDS: Tonsillectomy; Analgesia; Post-Operative Complications

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, July 2, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Objective: To define the analgesic regimen given following tonsillectomy in a large ENT department and correlate this with readmission for secondary complications. Methods: We performed a retrospective case note review of patients undergoing tonsillectomy within a six month period. Demographic information and relevant case information was collected including operative details, discharge medication and readmission details. Results: 125 patients underwent tonsillectomy during the period. 17 different post-operative analgesic regimens were identified with the most common being a paracetamol and ibuprofen combination (26.4%). 13 patients (10.4%) were readmitted following discharge from hospital post-operatively, four (3.2%) for issues related to pain. There was no correlation between analgesic regimens and readmission. Conclusion: No apparent link between readmission and analgesic regimen was identified. The vast variation of analgesic regimens used has prompted development of a formal step-based analgesic protocol.