Haemostasis and analgesia with autologous platelet-rich plasma in tonsillectomy.
J Laryngol Otol
; 133(7): 615-621, 2019 Jul.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31296273
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
A single-centre, single-blinded prospective experimental study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of autologous platelet-rich plasma applied to the tonsillar bed post-operatively in reducing post-operative pain and haemorrhage.METHODS:
Platelet-rich plasma, prepared prior to surgery, was applied with calcium gluconate to one randomly chosen tonsillar fossa. Pain and haemorrhage were analysed, using a visual analogue scale and a pre-defined grading scale respectively, four times on the day of surgery at 2-hourly intervals, and thrice on the following day.RESULTS:
The pain score and haemorrhage grade on the test side were lower than on the control side. These findings were statistically significant.CONCLUSION:
This pilot study, conducted in India, revealed valid positive results for a promising new technology. The manual preparation of platelet-rich plasma could be automated in the future to allow a larger sample size.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain, Postoperative
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Tonsillectomy
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Postoperative Hemorrhage
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Platelet-Rich Plasma
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Analgesia
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Laryngol Otol
Journal subject:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India