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THE EFFECT OF DEXAMETHASONE ON POST TONSILLECTOMY MORBIDITIES IN CHILDREN | ||
| Basrah Journal of Surgery | ||
| Article 1, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-86 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bsurg.2011.55383 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Raid Yaqoub Yousef; Saffaa Khalaf Faleh | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of preoperative single dose of Dexamethasone on postoperative morbidities in children undergoing tonsillectomy. This is a prospective study considering 90 children with chronic tonsillitis who underwent tonsillectomy between June 2010 and December 2010 at the Department of Otolaryngology in Al-Diwaniah Teaching Hospital in Al-Diwaniah city, Iraq. Compared with placebo, Dexamethasone group have lower percentage of post tonsillectomy morbidities (pain, postoperative nausea & vomiting and uvular edema) but without statistical significant. In conclusion, there is no statistical beneficial effect of preoperative dexamethasone on the postoperative morbidities in children undergoing tonsillectomy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dexamethasone; TONSILLECTOMY | ||
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