[
    {
        "id": "osp-11137",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Comparison of Postoperative Pain in Children with Two Intracapsular Tonsillotomy Techniques and a Standard Tonsillectomy: Microdebrider and radiofrequency tonsillotomies versus standard tonsillectomies",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Deak",
                "given": "Levente"
            },
            {
                "family": "Saxton",
                "given": "David"
            },
            {
                "family": "Benedek",
                "given": "Keith"
            },
            {
                "family": "Palma",
                "given": ""
            },
            {
                "family": "Katona",
                "given": "Gábor"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/comparison-of-postoperative-pain-in-children-with-two-intracapsular-tonsillotomy-techniques-and-a-standard-tonsillectomy-microdebrider-and-radiofreque",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "14",
        "issue": "4",
        "page": "500-505",
        "DOI": "10.18295/2075-0528.1625",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the duration and severity of postoperative pain for two different tonsillotomy techniques (radiofrequency [RF] and microdebrider [MD]) with the standard tonsillectomy. Methods: This non-randomised retrospective study, carried out from February 2011 to September 2012, investigated 128 children in two independent centres: Heim Pál Children’s Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, and Muscat Private Hospital in Muscat, Oman. Those undergoing conventional tonsillectomies acted as the control group. One centre tested the MD technique (n = 28) while the other centre tested the RF technique (n = 31). Results: The pain-free period after the tonsillotomies was similar between the two techniques and ranged up to three days. Other indicators of pain resolution, like the use of a single analgesic, reduced night-time waking and the time taken to resume a normal diet, were also similar for the two groups. However, patients benefited significantly from having a tonsillotomy rather than a tonsillectomy. Conclusion: The partial resectioning of tonsillar tissue using the MD and RF techniques showed promising outcomes for a better postoperative quality of life when compared to a traditional tonsillectomy. In this study, the results of both the MD and RF tonsillotomy methods were almost identical in terms of the duration of postoperative pain and recovery time."
    }
]