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Hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse : an analgesic post-tonsillectomy . OBJECTIVE To compare the analgesic efficacy of hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2 ) mouth rinse with control for post-tonsillectomy pain management . DESIGN Double-blinded , prospective , randomized , controlled clinical trial . PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients from 5 to 14 years old undergoing electrocautery tonsillectomy were randomized to either the H2O2 mouth rinse or the water rinse ( control ) group . For 14 days , patients recorded pain levels twice daily using a visual analogue scale . Analgesic uses , as well as any complications , were also noted by the patients . RESULTS Thirty-seven patients completed the study , 21 in the treatment group and 16 in the control group . Mean postoperative days of pain were 10.3 and 8.3 , respectively , and differed significantly ( p = .008 ) . Mean postoperative days of analgesic use were 9.0 and 6.7 , respectively , and differed significantly ( p = .005 ) . Only one incidence of postoperative hemorrhage occurred in the study group . CONCLUSION In our study , the H2O2 mouth rinse does not provide a better analgesic effect than the water rinse for post-tonsillectomy pain relief .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse
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Intervention_Pharmacological
hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2 ) mouth rinse
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Intervention_Control
control
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Intervention_Physical
electrocautery tonsillectomy
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Intervention_Pharmacological
H2O2 mouth rinse
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Intervention_Physical
the
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Intervention_Control
water rinse
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Intervention_Physical
( control ) group
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Intervention_Pharmacological
H2O2 mouth rinse
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Outcome_Other
analgesic efficacy
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Outcome_Pain
post-tonsillectomy pain management .
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Outcome_Pain
pain levels
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Outcome_Pain
visual analogue scale .
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Outcome_Pain
Mean postoperative days of pain
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Outcome_Other
Mean postoperative days of analgesic
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Outcome_Adverse-effects
postoperative hemorrhage
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Outcome_Other
analgesic effect
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Outcome_Pain
post-tonsillectomy pain relief
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Participant_Condition
post-tonsillectomy .