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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of preincisional levobupivacaine for adult tonsillectomy patients.
We compared the effects of preincisional peritonsillar infiltration of 5 ml levobupivacaine hydrochloride (50 mg/10 ml) on bleeding during surgery and pain after tonsillectomy in patients aged 16 years or older. ⋯ Preincisional levobupivacaine infiltration seems to be a safe and easily applied medication for postoperative pain control, and decreased the volume of intraoperative blood loss in adult patients after tonsillectomy.