The effectiveness of low-level laser on postoperative pain and edema in secondary palatal operation
| Autor: | Mustafa I. Eid, Marwa M El-Begermy, Ayman Y. Abbas, Hanna M El-Shenawy, Mabrouk M Akel, Abdelrahman E. M. Ezzat |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale Postoperative pain Analgesic 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pain control Laser therapy Double-Blind Method Edema medicine Humans Low-Level Light Therapy Child Pain Measurement Analgesics Pain Postoperative business.industry Palate Mean age General Medicine Pain scale Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Anesthesia Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 89 |
| ISSN: | 1872-8464 |
| Popis: | Objective The postoperative period after palatal surgery is usually very painful, requiring the use of pain-relieving drugs. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in post-operative pain control and edema after secondary palatal operations. Methods A randomized double blinded clinical study on 20 children undergoing secondary palatal operations between 2013 and 2015 was done. Patients were randomly divided on two groups 10 patients each. In one group patients received local application of therapeutic laser immediately after surgery while patients received nothing in the control group. The mean age was 5.22 years ± 2.53 SD in the laser group and 6.42 years ± 0.76 in the control group. Postoperative pain was assessed by using visual analog scale scores and by recording the need of analgesics. The degree of postoperative edema was also recorded. Results The pain scale showed significantly less postoperative pain in the laser group than in the control group from the first day (P-value = 0.006) to the 6th day (P-value = 0.014). The number of postoperative analgesic doses needed were significantly less in the laser group in the second and third days (P-value = 0.014). The postoperative edema was significantly higher in the control group from the 2nd (P-value = 0.004) to the 7th (P-value = 0.014) postoperative days. Conclusions Preliminary results showed that low-level laser therapy is effective in the reduction of postoperative pain and edema, and minimizing the need of analgesic medication after secondary palatal operations. |
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