Fasting Time and Post-tonsillectomy Pain
ConditionTonsillar Disorder
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 18
SponsorBrittany Willer
About this trial
This is a prospective, observational study to determine the association between preoperative fasting duration and post-tonsillectomy pain scores in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) among pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement. The primary outcome is the post-tonsillectomy pain score, with the secondary outcomes as total postoperative opioid consumption, PACU length of stay, and hospital length of stay.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement
Disqualifiers
non-elective or urgent procedures
inpatient admission prior to surgery; patients with any missing required data
patients with conditions requiring deviation from standard anesthetic management (as determined by the anesthesiologist)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Brittany Willer
Lead sponsor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov