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Study aim
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Comparison of diphenhydramine and placebo on the side effect of tonsillectomy
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, single-blind, randomized, phase 3 on 66 patients. The random number table was used for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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This study is being performed at Valiasr Hospital in Birjand, South Khorasan Province. Sixty-six patients were randomly assigned to two groups: adenotonsillectomy surgery receiving diphenhydramine and normal saline. Then, the amount of pain in patients in two groups at 0, 24, 12, 6 hours after surgery, postoperative complications in patients including: the amount of bleeding during and after surgery; The duration of hospitalization in the ward will be nausea and vomiting, which will be examined by the nurse after the operation and one day after the operation without the patient's knowledge of the type of medication received.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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patients who were candidates for adenotonsillectomy surgery at Valiasr Hospital in Birjand in 1399.
Inclusion criteria: ages 5 to 50 years, patients with ASA class 1 and 2, no history of liver or kidney disease, no disease: bronchial asthma, bladder disease, no pregnancy and lactation, no gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.
Excusion criteria; patient withdrawal, coagulation disorders, concomitant surgery with other oral and pharyngeal problems, known allergic reactions to antihistamines, benzodiazepines, or local anesthetics, and acute laryngeal infection.
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Intervention groups
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Patients were randomly assigned to adenotonecylectomy with two groups receiving diphenhydramine as a anesthetic in the tonsil bed at a dose of 1.25 mg / kg up to a maximum of 8 mg 5 minutes before surgery and patients in the normal saline control group with the same volume in bed. The tonsils will be injected.
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Main outcome variables
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Pain, nausea, vomiting, sore throat.