Local bupivacaine–epinephrine infiltration combined with general anesthesia for adult tonsillectomy

Abstract

In the recovery room, the BE group experienced less pain than a control group infiltrated with saline; subsequently there was no significant difference between the groups concerning pain. The average volume of intraoperative bleeding and the operation time were significantly smaller in the BE group. Postoperative bleeding from the tonsillar fossae occurred in 19% (6/31) of the patients in the BE group and in 18% (6/33) in the saline group.