Abstract
We aimed to compare the effects of lidocaine and adrenaline with ibuprofen syrup (administered before adenotonsillectomy) on post-operative analgesia and initiation of oral feeding. One group of 20 children received 100 g/5 ml ibuprofen suspension (10 mg/kg) 1 h before anaesthesia; bleeding control was provided by pre-incisional administration of 1:200000 adrenaline solution (10 ml). The same amount of 0.5% lidocaine solution plus 1:200000 adrenaline was applied pre-incisionally in a similar manner in a second group of 20 children. No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of the duration of operation and anaesthesia, post-operative pain scores, paracetamol requirements, times to initiation of liquid and solid food intake, or adverse side-effects. We conclude that ibuprofen syrup applied pre-incisionally and local infiltration with lidocaine are equally effective for post-operative analgesia.