Tramadol Versus Lidocaine Infiltration for Tonsillectomy
Peri-tonsillar Analgesic Infiltration, Tonsillectomy, Postoperative Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Peri-tonsillar Analgesic Infiltration focused on measuring Anaesthesia, tonsillectomy, inflammatory response, stress response, tramadol, lidocaine
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- ASA I & II preschool children aged 2-6 years, undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy, under general anaesthesia. Indications for tonsillectomy will be chronic recurrent tonsillitis or tonsillar hypertrophy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a history of allergy to tramadol or amide local anaesthetics, epilepsy, or taking cardiovascular, antihypertensive, steroids, or anti-inflammatory medications, those with cardiac, liver, or kidney diseases, or any underlying systemic diseases or acute infectious processes will be excluded from the study. All operations will be performed, using an electro-dissection technique, by the same surgeon.
Sites / Locations
- Dammam University KFHU
- UD-KFHU
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Placebo Comparator
Active Comparator
Experimental
Placebo
lidocaine
Tramadol
The placebo group (n=30) will receive a submucosal infiltration with 3 mL of normal saline (1.5 ml around each tonsil), 3 minutes before surgical incision.
will receive a total of 2 mg.kg-1 of 2% lidocaine HCl (Xylocaine, Astra-Zeneca,) in 3 mL of normal saline (1.5 ml around each tonsil), 5 minutes before surgical incision.
(n=30) will receive a submucosal infiltration with 2 mg kg-1 tramadol in 3 mL of normal saline (1.5 ml around each tonsil), 3 minutes before surgical incision.