Muhammad Usman, Saleem Sheikh, Umar Farooq, Tariq Rafi.
Tonsillectomy under local anaesthesia: a safe and cost effective alternative in Pakistan.
Pak J Otolaryngol Jan ;21(3):56-8.

The study was done to evaluate the feasibility of tonsillectomy under local anaesthesia in our set up. A total number of 100 consecutive patients whose tonsillectomy was performed under local anaesthesia with systemic analgesic injections were included in this study. Per-operative difficulties and problems were noted. Similarly in post-operative period, the rate of complications is noted to conclude upon the feasibility of tonsillectomy under local anaesthesia. The procedure is safe and cost effective but should be done with certain precautions in our setup.

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