The Laryngoscope
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intraoperative ice pack application for uvulopalatoplasty pain reduction: a randomized controlled trial.
Pain after uvulopalatoplasty continues to cause patients significant morbidity, especially from the tonsillectomy portion. The literature describes multiple techniques to reduce post-tonsillectomy pain, none being definitive. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intraoperative ice pack application on post-uvulopalatoplasty pain. ⋯ Intraoperative ice pack administration results in significantly reduced pain following electrocautery uvulopalatoplasty.