Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Myringotomy and Placement Equalization Tubes in Ambulatory Surgery

Abstract

We compared four different analgesics in the management of pain after placement of pressure equalization tubes during myringotomy in children and demonstrated that ketorolac or butorphanol provided superior analgesia when compared with acetaminophen with codeine or plain acetaminophen. Children who received ketorolac versus butorphanol had less vomiting in the 24 h after surgery.