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  • Assessment of early post-operative pain following septorhinoplasty

  • P Szychta, B Antoszewski
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 124 / Issue 11 / November 2010
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    06 July 2010, pp. 1194-1199
    Print publication:
    November 2010
  • Objective:

    To evaluate pain incidence and intensity in patients undergoing septorhinoplasty, and to assess analgesic treatment effectiveness, in the first 7 days after surgery.

    Design:

    Prospective outcomes analysis using visual analogue scale assessment of pain intensity in the first 7 post-operative days.

    Subjects:

    Fifty-seven patients were enrolled in the study, 29 women and 28 men, aged 18 to 51 years. All were treated for post-traumatic deformity of the external nose and/or nasal septum, with either septorhinoplasty or septoplasty.

    Results:

    In the first 3 days after septorhinoplasty, patients' mean visual analogue scale pain score exceeded the range denoting ‘analgesic success’, and showed considerable exacerbation in the evening. Patients' pain decreased to a mean score of 15.4 one hour after administration of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (metamizole).

    Conclusion:

    Analgesia is recommended for all patients in the first 3 days after septorhinoplasty, especially in the early evening.