Pre-emptive Nebulized Ketamine Versus Lidocaine for Post-tonsillectomy Pain Management in Children: A Comparative Study.

Background Tonsillectomy is associated with significant pain, and postoperative pain control is often unsatisfactory. There have been several methods adopted to treat postoperative pain, but none of the methods were effective, with patients continuing to undergo severe postoperative pain. Hence, our study aimed to compare the efficacy of pre-emptive nebulized ketamine versus pre-emptive nebulized lidocaine with a control group receiving nebulized saline for pain control in children undergoing tonsillectomy.