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VOLUME 4 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2013 ) > List of Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Advantages of Tonsillectomy done under Local Anesthesia compared to General Anesthesia in Adults

Sudhir Naik, S Ravishankara, Mohan K Appaji, MK Goutham, Nonthombam Pinky Devi, Annapurna S Mushannavar

Citation Information : Naik S, Ravishankara S, Appaji MK, Goutham M, Devi NP, Mushannavar AS. Advantages of Tonsillectomy done under Local Anesthesia compared to General Anesthesia in Adults. Int J Head Neck Surg 2013; 4 (1):13-18.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1129

Published Online: 01-08-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


Abstract

Background/Objectives

Tonsillectomy using local anesthesia (local tonsillectomy) is a safe and effective alternative to general anesthesia in the healthy cooperative teenage or adult patients. Blood loss, morbidity, complications and patient satisfaction were better in some studies with tonsillectomies done under general anesthesia.

Design

Comparative case series analysis study of two groups of patients who underwent tonsillectomies under local and general anesthesia during the study period of 57 months from March 2007 to December 2011.

Materials and methods

Overall 1,349 cases of tonsillectomies done for chronic tonsillitis were included under the study. Three hundred and sixty-seven cases operated under general anesthesia and 982 cases operated under local anesthesia were compared. The parameters compared were duration of surgery, blood loss and the mean pain visual analog score.

Results

Significant difference in duration of surgery, blood loss during surgery and visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores were seen in the two groups with local anesthesia scoring over general anesthesia.

Conclusion

Tonsillectomy under local anesthesia is a good alternate for the procedure under general anesthesia with limited resources and in cooperative adults.

How to cite this article

Naik SM, Naik SS, Ravishankara S, Appaji MK, Goutham MK, Devi NP, Mushannavar AS. Advantages of Tonsillectomy done under Local Anesthesia compared to General Anesthesia in Adults. Int J Head Neck Surg 2013;4(1):13-18.

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