U.S., Jan. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT03698565) titled 'Evaluation of the Analgesia Nociception Index and Videopupillometry to Predict a Child's Post-tonsillectomy Morphine Prescription' on Sept. 24, 2018.
Brief Summary: Some surgeries, such as tonsillectomies, are particularly painful postoperatively because they are not very accessible to a complementary technique of loco-regional anesthesia and require the use of opioids in the postoperative period.
The use of opioids, in combination with usual analgesics, is common after this surgery. However, some risks are associated with the use of morphine in children, including more frequent respiratory distress, nausea and vomiting, and can ca...