Opioid-Free Anesthetic for Tonsillectomy

Objectives: Primary: To determine if an opioid-free anesthetic provides equivalent acute postoperative pain relief in tonsillectomy. Secondary: To determine if post-operative pain at home is not significantly different with an opioid-free regimen compared to an opioid containing regimen for tonsillectomy. Study Design: Prospective, randomized, multi-center trial study Study Interventions and Measures: Subject will be randomized to 1:1 intra-operative opioid-free (OFG) vs traditional care anesthetic with opioids (TCG) group The primary endpoint is the median pain score (calculated by a blinded validated observer in the recovery room at two time intervals) between the two cohorts.