Objective To investigate the effect of different cold compress methods on pain and wound healing after tonsillectomy.
Methods A total of 120 patients who met the inclusion criteria for tonsillectomy were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine cold compress after operation, while the observation group was treated with mixture of sand-like ice for cold compress. The postoperative bleeding rate, pain and wound healing were compared between the two groups.
Results The rate of primary bleeding in the observation group was lower (P < 0.05), and the pain scores at 1, 6, 12 and 24 hours after operation were lower than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The time of albuginea appearance and wound healing in the observation group was shorter, and the satisfaction of pain nursing was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion Sand-like ice mixture cold compress can significantly relieve postoperative pain, reduce bleeding and promote wound healing in patients undergoing tonsillectomy.
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