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Trial reportPain research & management2022

Efficacy of Levobupivacaine Versus Levobupivacaine Plus Dexmedetomidine Infiltration for Post-Tonsillectomy Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ghada Mohammad Abo Elfadl, Marwa Mahmoud AbdelRady, Hany M Osman, Mohamed Omar Gad, Nessren M Abd El-Rady, Wesam Nashat Ali

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pain research & management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ghada Mohammad Abo ElfadlAnesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8122-4676
Marwa Mahmoud AbdelRadyAnesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Hany M OsmanAnesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Mohamed Omar GadLecturer of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Nessren M Abd El-RadyAssistant Professor of Medical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Wesam Nashat AliAnesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Assiut University · EGSphinx University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The study evaluated the analgesic effects of levobupivacaine infiltration in the tonsil bed, and a combination of levobupivacaine and dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing tonsillectomy. Methods: Ninety children (ages 3 to 7 years) who were scheduled for a tonsillectomy were allocated randomly into two groups. (L Group Results: The first rescue analgesia time in the LD group was longer (644.31 ± 112.89 min) than in the Conclusions: The Children's peritonsillar infiltration of levobupivacaine and dexmedetomidine improved postoperative pain after adenotonsillectomy. The topically applied levobupivacaine and dexmedetomidine were concomitant with no systemic effects, greater total oral intake on the first day postoperative, and higher family satisfaction.

Indexed as

AnalgesiaDexmedetomidineTonsillectomyAcetaminophenAnalgesicsAnesthetics, LocalBupivacaineChildChild, PreschoolDouble-Blind MethodHumansLevobupivacainePostoperative PainAcetaminophenAnalgesicsAnesthetics, LocalBupivacaineDexmedetomidineLevobupivacaine

Identifiers

PMID36247104
PMCPMC9553655
OpenAlexW4296345805

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