Journal Reviews

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Pain control for patients with chronic pain following surgery

3 March 2021 | | Head and Neck | Chronic pain, Opioid management, Opioids, Postoperative pain

There is an increasing number of patients with a background of chronic pain presenting to the otolaryngologist. Patients with chronic pain require extra consideration in postoperative pain control due to risk of tolerance and dependence. This article summarises postoperative management...

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Tramadol soaked nasal packs for post-septoplasty analgesia

1 November 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | Lidocaine, Nasal packing, Postoperative pain, Septoplasty, Tramadol

Having had a septoplasty a number of years ago for the potential treatment of snoring, I was intrigued by this paper which compared the analgesic effect of tramadol-soaked and lignocaine-soaked nasal packs following septoplasty. In my practice, I have always...