The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving lidocaine intravenously during and after a tonsillectomy surgery is effective in decreasing postoperative pain when compared to placebo.~Participants will be in one of two arms. Those in Arm 1 will receive a lidocaine bolus and infusion throughout the initial recovery period while those in Arm 2 will receive an equal volume of normal saline. Subjects will be monitored and assessed for pain during their time in the hospital and followed up on at home for a week after the surgery. Primary outcomes will be measure of pain. Secondary outcome measures will include pain medication use, emergence delirium, incidence of laryngospasm, and side effects.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving lidocaine intravenously during and after a tonsillectomy surgery is effective in decreasing postoperative pain.