Rinoplasti operasyonu sonrası yapılan ek lokal anestezinin postoperatif ağrı düzeyine olan etkisi

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to assess the effect of additional local anesthesia on postoperative pain levels which made at the end of the rhinoplasty operation. Material and Method: Sixty-six patients who had open technique rhinoplasty operation included in this study. Patients were operated under general anesthesia. Additional local anesthesia was applied at the end of the operation. Patient's pain level was evaluated with Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at preoperative intravenous catheterization, recovery room, postoperative 1st 2rsd, 4th, 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th hours and compared with the group who had no additional local anesthesia. Result: The highest pain levels were at the catheterization, 1st and 2rsd hours. There was a significant difference between 1st and 2nd hours pain level between groups. First and 2nd hour pain levels were significantly lower in the additional local anesthesia group. Conclusion: Additional local anesthesia decreases the early postoperative pain levels and this possibly increases the patient satisfaction.