Nasal Sprays Containing Mometasone Furoate for Relief of Post-Adenotonsillectomy Pain in Children: A Prospective Controlled Study

dc.contributor.authorUnsal, Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorAkpinar, Meltem
dc.contributor.authorBozkurt, Gulpembe
dc.contributor.authorSoytas, Pinar
dc.contributor.authorEkici, Merve
dc.contributor.authorTurk, Bilge
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Berna Uslu
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T12:35:32Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T12:35:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-01
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Adenotonsillectomy is one of most common surgeries performed in childhood. Post-operative pain associated particularly with tonsillectomy is still a problem for many physicians. Despite advances in surgical techniques, analgesics, or anti-inflammatory drugs, no unique strategy for post-tonsillectomy pain management has been suggested. The aim of this study is to investigate the analgesic effect of steroid containing nasal spray applied to tonsillar region after tonsillectomy. Methods: Eighty-two patients were assigned into two groups as study and control. In study group, nasal spray containing steroid was applied to each tonsillar region after surgery for 5 days. Post-operative pain of all patients was assessed using a visual analog scale and results were compared. Results: Pain decreased gradually over time in both the study and control groups. Although the pain scores from 4 h post-surgery to post-operative day 5 were not found to significantly decrease in children that used nasal spray containing steroid, these patients developed less pain on post-operative day 5,with statistical significance (p<0.05). Conclusion: Post-tonsillectomy pain was reported to increase around post-operative day 5, which coincides with the time of intense wound inflammation. Therefore, significant pain reduction on post-operative day 5 observed in children that used nasal spray with steroid may have clinical importance for overcoming this problem.
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.pages101-107
dc.description.volume55
dc.identifier.doi10.14744/SEMB.2020.75735
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11443/1948
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14744/SEMB.2020.75735
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000631645700015
dc.publisherKARE PUBL
dc.relation.ispartofMEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL
dc.subjectMometasone furoate
dc.subjectnasal spray
dc.subjectpain relief
dc.subjectsteroid
dc.subjecttonsillectomy
dc.subjectvisual analogue scale
dc.titleNasal Sprays Containing Mometasone Furoate for Relief of Post-Adenotonsillectomy Pain in Children: A Prospective Controlled Study
dc.typeArticle

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