The effect of flurbiprofen oral spray and ibuprofen versus ibuprofen alone on postoperative tonsillectomy pain: an open randomised controlled trial

Abstract

Objective

This prospective clinical study was carried out to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of oral spray form of flurpiprofen in the treatment of postoperative pain in tonsillectomy patients.

Study Design

Open randomised controlled clinical study.

Setting

Tertiary care training and research hospital.

Participants

One hundred (53 males, 47 females) with an age range of 18-53 years old (mean 27.4 ± 9.3 SD) undergoing tonsillectomy were enrolled to this prospective controlled study.

Main outcome measures

Patients receiving oral ibuprofen and flurbiprofen as spray form were enrolled as study group (53) whereas patients receiving only oral ibuprofen were enrolled as control group (47) in postoperative period. Postoperative pain was evaluated through visual analog scale on 12th hour, first, third and seventh days after surgery.

Results

The mean maximal pain score of patients who have received flurbiprofen spray and ibuprofen was 3.36 ± 1.93 SD that was statistically lower than the mean maximal pain score of patients who were medicated with only ibuprofen which was 4.06 ± 1.29 SD on postoperative seventh day (p=0.013).

Conclusion

This study revealed that addition of flurbiprofen spray to oral ibuprofen is effective in the management of postoperative pain in tonsillectomy patients with no notable complications.

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