The Role of Preemptive Infiltration Anesthesia in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Septoplasty

Abstract

Introduction Septoplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures in rhinology practice. Two major problems encountered after septoplasty are pain and bleeding. Preoperative administration of analgesics before the surgical stimulus, which is the main concept of preemptive analgesia, decreases postoperative pain.

Objective The present study was designed to investigate whether preincisional lidocaine infiltration to the subperichondrial area during septoplasty surgery reduced or not postoperative pain and analgesic use.

Methods The present prospective, randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind trial was conducted on 64 consecutive patients with nasal septum deviation. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups; the study group received 2% 20 mg lidocaine/cc (n = 31), and the control group received 6 cc 0.9% NaCl (n = 33). A standard questionnaire was given to each patient to mark his or her pain score between 0 and 10 at the 1^st, 3^rd, 6^th, 12^th, and 24^th hours.

Results The mean and the range of visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of the patients in the study group at the 1^st, 3^rd, 12^th, and 24^th hours were 4.03 ± 3.08 (0–10); 3.42 ± 2.39 (0–8); 2.97 ± 2.22 (0–8); 2.87 ± 2.61 (0–9); and 1.94 ± 2.06 (0–9) respectively. The mean and the range of VAS scores of the patients in the control group at the 1^st, 3^rd, 12^th, and 24^th hours were 4.12 ± 2.7 (0–10); 3.45 ± 2.4 (0–10); 2.94 ± 2.7 (0–10); 2.79 ± 2.34 (0–10); and 1.5 ± 1.8 (0–6), respectively. The statistical analysis revealed no significant difference among the groups.

Conclusion The preemptive local anesthetic administration to the incision area and under the mucoperichondrial flap before septoplasty does not decrease the level of postoperative pain.

Keywords

preemptive anesthesia - septoplasty - pain score - VAS

Availability of Data and Material

The data of the study can be shared on demand.

Consent to Participate

All participants were informed and informed consent was retrieved.

Consent for Publication

All patients and all authors consented to the publication of the data.

Ethics Approval

The faculty ethics committee approved the study protocol and informed consent was obtained from each patient.

Publication History

Received: 18 December 2020

Accepted: 17 April 2021

Article published online:
24 February 2022

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