Role of reparil in controlling post-tonsillectomy pain

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Prospective controlled double blind study. SETTING: Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. PERIOD Mar 1995 to Dec 1995. SUBJECTS: 48 patients [21 male and 27 Female] admitted for tonsillectomy. Age ranged from 14 years to 21 years. METHODS: Group A [24 patients] was given Reparil 5 mg intravenously before operation and 12 hours after operation. Group B [24 patients] was given 5 ml of normal saline at the same timings. All patients in both the groups received 400 mg. Brufen orally 8 hourly. The rescue analgesia was given in the form of intramuscular pethidine. The pain was assessed by visual analogue scale at 6,12, 18 and 24 hours after the operation. Food intake was also assessed at similarly timings. The rescue analgesia consumed in 24 hours was noted. The number of patients experiencing moderate to severe pain is significantly less in group A as compared to group B [P<0.05]. Similarly food intake was also better in group A [P<0.001]. The amount of Pethidine consumed as rescue analgesia in first 24 hours was more than double in group B as compared to group A patients. Reparil has helped to reduce post-tonsillectomy pain