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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine if auricular acupuncture significantly reduces post-operative pain in comparison to the standard of care. Post-operative pain score will be collected by subject self-report of pain according to the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) (0= no pain, 10 = worst imaginable pain) up to 10 days post-operation.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether liposomal bupivacaine (long acting injectable anesthetic) provides greater post operative pain relief compared to the standard post operative pain regiment for tonsillectomy patients.
Adenotonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the pediatric population in the United States. It is generally a well-tolerated procedure with post-operative bleeding risk ranging from 3-5% in children. Post-operative pain following adenotonsillectomy has significant morbidity and may result in prolonged hospital stay or re-admission to the hospital. Post-operative analgesia is most commonly managed with narcotic-containing pain medication. In recent years however, there is evidence that some patients may manifest increased sensitivity to narcotics, resulting in life-threatening respiratory compromise. Though there is a theoretical risk that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase bleeding time by disrupting platelet aggregation, evidence of detrimental effects (i.e. increased risk of postoperative bleeding) remains inconclusive for these generally well-tolerated medications. The goal of this study is to determine the incidence of post-operative bleeding and to determine the efficacy of NSAIDs in the management of post-operative pain following pediatric adenotonsillectomy, versus more commonly used narcotic pain medication. The study design will be an initial retrospective study to collect pilot data on the incidence of postoperative hemorrhage and indicators of adequate/inadequate pain control in children age 4 to 17 undergoing adenotonsillectomy. This will be followed by a prospective, randomized, single-blind controlled study in which orally-administered ibuprofen (test intervention) is compared to acetaminophen-hydrocodone (control intervention) in the postoperative period following adenotonsillectomy.
Postoperative pain following tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy in children is severe and sometimes last for days. Sufentanil is used by epidural route for postoperative analgesia in children. There are few reports about its use for postoperative analgesia by continuous intravenous infusion. Its complications include , hypoxia, sedation, pruritus ,nausea and/or vomiting. The investigators design this protocol to test efficacy of analgesia of three different rates of continuous intravenous sufentanil infusion for postoperative pain management following coblation tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy in children. The investigators also compare incidence rate of complications for three groups.
Study to assess the efficacy and tolerability of Meloxicam once daily dose of 7.5 mg and 15 mg compared with 1100 mg of naproxen sodium in the symptomatic treatment of acute non bacterial pharyngitis or pharyngo-tonsillitis, over a period of 5 days.
The investigators aim to investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on the perioperative respiratory complications in this patient population undergoing both awake and deep tracheal extubation.
The study objectives are to evaluate Tonsitin™ (10% Lactic Acid) safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy, as a potent treatment for Recurrent Tonsillitis in children.
This Post-Authorization Safety Study (PASS) is intended to fulfill a regulatory post-marketing requirement to provide data regarding visual abilities in children taking azithromycin (immediate-release formulation) for acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis. The primary objective of the study is to examine the incidence of clinically significant worsening in any of the following ophthalmic exams: best corrected visual acuity (distance), color vision, Amsler grid testing, anterior segment biomicroscopy, and fundus examination, in a group of approximately 30 pediatric patients taking azithromycin oral solution for treatment of an authorized indication of use (pharyngitis/ tonsillitis).
This research during the last decade has focused on the kinetics of the systemic and local immune response to parenteral influenza vaccine in humans. The investigators have shown that normally high numbers of influenza specific antibody secreting cells (ASC) are present in the nasal mucosa of healthy adults but upon parenteral vaccination the numbers remain stable. However, a rapid transient increase in specific ASC is observed in the tonsils and peripheral blood after parenteral vaccination. In the tonsils, this is associated with a significant decrease in both naïve/effector (CD45RA+) and memory (CD45RO+) CD4+ cells upon vaccination. In this study the investigators will extend our work to investigate the characteristics of influenza-specific T- and B-cells induced locally and systemically after intranasal vaccination in man.
The goal of this study is to assess the role of battlefield acupuncture in the reduction of pain scores status post adult tonsillectomy. Secondary goals of this study include reduction in narcotic usage, decreased nausea and vomiting, and evaluating patient factors that lend an increased risk of worsening pain or improved response with acupuncture.