Lidocaine Infusion for Pain Relief in Children Scheduled for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Exclusion Criteria

• •history of allergies to local anesthetics
• •physical or developmental delays
• •psychiatric illness
• •current use of sedative or anticonvulsive medications
• •use of premedication (oral/nasal)
• •pre-existing cardiovascular, renal, or hepatic disease
• •pre-existing cerebral or neuromuscular disease
• •patient with personal or family history of malignant hyperthermia
• •recent history of upper respiratory infection within last 7 days
• •regular use of analgesic medications