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1. BACKGROUND In 2002, the Philippines changed its antimalarial drug policy to the combination treatment, CQ+ Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as 1st-line treatment and artemether-lumefantrine as 2nd-line treatment. The Department of Health (DOH) prescribed the use of artemether-lumefantrine (AL)
CASE PRESENTATION Case 1 An 8 year-old male started 48 hrs prior to admission with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant associated with vomiting and fever. The physical examination revealed discrete bilateral conjunctival hiperemia, right cervical adenomegaly, and severe abdominal pain in the
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an indication for adenotonsillectomy has increased significantly over the past ten years, and now has surpassed recurrent tonsillitis as the most common indication for this procedure. Opioids continue to be the most commonly administered pain medication for these
Pediatric tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States, with over 500,000 procedures performed annually.1,2 The most common indications for tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy are sleep-disordered breathing and recurrent tonsillitis, though significant
I. Background
Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States with the predominant indications being obstructive sleep apnea and recurrent tonsillitis1. While it is usually performed on young and otherwise healthy children, postoperative morbidity is ubiquitous
3.1 STUDY DESIGN Children with uncomplicated malaria meeting the inclusion criteria will be enrolled (after their parent/caretaker has given informed consent), treated on site with the drugs under evaluation and followed-up for a period of 42 days. Drugs will be given under direct supervision,
Hypotheses
- There is an optimal pain control regimen for post-tonsillectomy pain control in adults
- Post-tonsillectomy pain levels in adults peak around postoperative day number seven
- Post-tonsillectomy adults return very slowly to normal (pre-surgery) oral intake and diet
Purpose
- To assess
Hypotheses
H1: Children who receive scheduled tramadol 1mg/kgQ6h with scheduled gabapentin (3 mg/kg/q6h dose) and PRN ibuprofen will experience better pain relief than children who receive scheduled tramadol 1mg/kgQ6h with PRN ibuprofen following tonsillectomy.
H2: Children who receive scheduled
Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is a common surgical procedure in children and adolescents. Usually performed for recurrent tonsillitis or symptoms of airway obstruction, the procedure can result in significant post-operative pain. Common analgesic techniques include the use of oral
Tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the pediatric population. The incidence of adenotonsillectomy has increased over the past four decades (1). This is mainly due to increased awareness of the potential adverse consequences that