TY - JOUR ID - 16027 TI - Effects of Gabapentin Suspension and Rectal Acetaminophen on Postoperative Pain of Adenotonsillectomy in Children JO - Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - IJORL LA - en SN - 2251-7251 AU - Haddadi, Soudabeh AU - Marzban, Shideh AU - Parvizi, Arman AU - Nemati, Shadman AU - Chohdari, Aamer AU - Atrkar Roshan, Zahra AU - Ramezani, Hedieh AD - Anesthesia Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Alzahra Hospital,Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. AD - Rhino-Sinus, Ear, and Skull Base Diseases Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Amiralmomenin Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. AD - Anesthesiologist, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 32 IS - 4 SP - 197 EP - 205 KW - Acetaminophen KW - Adenoidectomy KW - Gabapentin KW - Pain KW - Tonsillectomy DO - 10.22038/ijorl.2020.38811.2283 N2 - Introduction:Adenotonsillectomy is the main treatment for symptomatic tonsillar hypertrophy with postoperative pain as the most common associated complication. The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of gabapentin with that reported for acetaminophen on the postoperative pain of adenotonsillectomy in children. Materials and Methods:In this double-blind clinical trial, a total of 60 children within the age range of 7-15 years undergoing adenotonsillectomy were randomly allocated to two groups of gabapentin (n=30) and acetaminophen (n=30). The first group received a 10 mg/kg dose of gabapentin suspension preoperatively and placebo (suppository) after the intubation. The second group received a 40 mg/kg dose of acetaminophen suppository and placebo suspension simultaneous with that in the case group. Using the pain scale (based on the scoreof visual analog scale, prescribed drugs, dosage as well as incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting were recorded 0, 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 h after the surgery. The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 22.0). A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:There was no significant difference between the two groups considering the pain scores at 0, 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 h after the surgery. In addition, the trend of pain intensity statistically decreased within 0 to 24 h in both acetaminophen (P<0.001) and gabapentin (P<0.001) groups. No statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups regarding the postoperative incidence of nausea and vomiting. Conclusion:The obtained results of the present study showed that the administration of gabapentin and acetaminophen significantly reduced the postoperative pain of tonsillectomy and need for narcotics in these patients after the surgery. However, in this study, there was no particular reported superiority for any of the two groups in terms of the effects of gabapentin suspension and rectal acetaminophen.  UR - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_16027.html L1 - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_16027_5b6e20e287f768b9985053831fc6dcdf.pdf ER -