Effects of Injected Deposteroid on Posttonsillectomy Morbidity: A Double-Blind Study

Relief of Post‐Tonsillectomy Pain by Release of Lidocaine From Fibrin Glue

“…For steroids, local injection of methylprednisolone and intravenous injection of dexamethasone were reported to be ineffective in relieving postoperative pain. [2][3][4] Covering of post-tonsillectomy wounds with fibrin glue has also been reported to have no effects on postoperative pain. 1 There have been some studies in which the tonsillar fossae were injected or sprayed with local anesthetics such as lidocaine and bupivacaine.…”

“…Pain inevitably develops after resection of the palatine tonsil (tonsillectomy). For this pain, the application of fibrin glue, 1 steroids, [2][3][4] and local anesthetics [5][6][7][8][9] has been reported. On the other hand, an in vitro study has shown sustained release of lidocaine as a local anesthetic after its mixture with fibrin glue.…”

Do Steroids Reduce Morbidity of Tonsillectomy? Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials

“…Twenty‐three studies addressing steroid treatment to reduce post‐tonsillectomy morbidity failed to meet the selection criteria and were excluded (Table II). 2,12,13,16–35 …”

Efficacy of single dose preoperative intravenous dexamethasone for postoperative pain relief in tonsillectomy patients

“…Median age of 120 patients was 9 (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). The values obtained from OPS and VPS were tabulated and compared.…”

“…[5][6][7] Local infiltration of steroids and oral 4 day course of steroids have shown promising results in tonsillectomy patients. 8,9 However, the literature regarding the use of intravenous corticosteroids for tonsillectomy is conflicting. [10][11][12] There are controversies about the type and dose of the corticosteroid, whether to use single or multiple doses and whether to use alone or as adjuvant to other drugs.…”