[The usefulness of sucralfate in postoperative improvement of children's tonsillectomy]

Abstract

Introduction: Sucralfate is an effective agent in the treatment of peptic ulcer, mixing up the fibrinous exudate of duodenal ulcer to form a protective barrier promoting its healing. Similarly the deprived muscle in the tonsillar bed results protected and consequently bring down the post-surgical morbidity.

Objective: The aim of this study has been to ascertain the suitability of sucralfate in alleviating symptoms after tonsil's removal.

Material and methods: 205 children were included in the study and randomly postoperative treated with sucralfate. A lot of different parameters were controlled afterwards such as days with pain, taken of analgesics, return to normal diet, fever, bloody saliva, halitosis or vomits.

Results: There was a significant association between the use of sucralfate and less days with sore throat, less pain and analgesia required.

Conclusions: The use of sucralfate means and efficient measure in order to alleviate the pain and postoperative discomfort associated with tonsils removal, being a cheap drug and without having topical after-effects.