Effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in post-tonsillectomy pain relief and wound healing

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Effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in post-tonsillectomy pain relief and wound healing: A prospective, double-blind, controlled clinical study

Article specifications

This prospective, double-blind, controlled clinical study was published in 2015 in International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (IF 2015: 1.125) by turkish specialists. the aim of this study is finding the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in post-tonsillectomy pain relief and wound healing. Fifty patients (with recurrent tonsillitis (acute tonsillitis 7 times in first year, 5 times in second year, 3 and more times in third year), tonsillar hypertrophy resulting in snoring and chronic tonsillitis which was not responding to medical therapy, difficulty in eating and talking) were included in this study (20 males, 30 females mean age of 13.56 years). Thirty-four patients (22 boys, 12 girls) were child. During surgery, Hyaluronic acid was applied to one side and the other side was used as a control during tonsillectomy. Therefore, the same patient evaluated and scored the post-tonsillectomy pain, excluding individual bias.

 

Results

This study concluded that treatment with hyaluronic acid is effective in reducing post-tonsillectomy pain during 14 postoperative days, where patients evaluated significantly lower pain scores for hyaluronic acid treated side. Treatment with hyaluronic acid enhanced wound healing, therefore it can contribute to an earlier return to regular daily activities. Despite the limitations, we were able to show beneficial effect of hyaluronic acid on post-tonsillectomy pain management and wound healing.

Tags: Turkey International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Clinical trial 2015

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