Post Surgical Pain

Double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled, single-site trial in adults to compare the effect of Manuka honey with standard of care compared to placebo with standard of care on post-tonsillectomy pain and postoperative outcomes. Main aim is to investigate a potential improvement in post-tonsillectomy pain control, with a low cost and freely available alternative to conventional analgesics. Recent systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus suggest a potential role for the inclusion of honey for this purpose. Clinical efficacy over placebo remains to be conclusively demonstrated in robust clinical trials.

The goal of this clinical trial is to is to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided Pecs block with intravenous ketamine versus intravenous ketamine infusion alone in preventing Chronic Post-Surgical Pain (CPSP) in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. The main question it aims to answer is, How effective is the ketamine and ketamine with pecs block in reducing the frequency of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain after breast cancer surgery