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Influence of a local mucosal flap on postoperative rehabilitation and risk of bleeding in tonsillectomy patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
J35.0
Chronic tonsillitis
Registration Number
DRKS00012798
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Age > or = 18 years; chronic tonsillitis with at least 3 reported acute episodes of tonsillitis treated with antibiotics during one year; foetor ex ore; peritonsillar abscess in history

Exclusion Criteria

age < 18 years; no history of chronic Tonsillitis with at least 3 episodes of acute Tonsillitis treated with antibiotics in one year; no foetor ex ore; no peritonsillar bascess in history; chronic Treatment with anticoagulatory drugs or inhibitors of thrombocyte fundtion; allergic reaction against one of the Standard pain medication used in this study (Celecoxib + Tapentadol); necessary Change of postoperative pain medication due to adverse effects of the standard medication; hereditary coagulation disorders; chronic pain syndrome with permanent pain medication; additional surgical procedures beneath tonsillectomy during the same Operation, e.g. adenotomy or panendoscopy

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
postoperative pain (questionnaire for the patients for the first 10 postoperative days, numerical analogue scale)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
risk of postoperative bleeding (statistical documentation); edema (semiquantitative registration by the treating physician); general condition (numerical analogue scale); swallowing (numerical analogue scale); speech (numerical analogue scale); need for analgetics (documented for the time span of the patient's stay in clinic)
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