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Inferior turbinate resection: the need for a nasal pack

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Osama El-Silimy
Osama El-Silimy*
Affiliation:
Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
*
Mr O. El-Silimy, F.R.C.S., Armed Forces Hospital, Wadi Al-Dawasir 11991, Via Riyadh, P.O. Box 228, Saudi Arabia. Fax: 01-784-1146.
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Abstract

A random prospective study of 180 patients with chronic nasal obstruction who underwent inferior turbinate resection as a part of a multinasal surgical procedure is presented. The aim of our study was to examine the influence of nasal pack on the incidence of post-operative haemorrhage following inferior turbinate resection.

The haemorrhage rate in Group 1 (no nasal pack), Group 2 (nasal pack retained for 24 hours) and Group 3 (nasal pack retained for 48 hours) was 11.7, 8.3 and 0 per cent respectively.

We recommend that a nasal pack should be retained for 48 hours following inferior turbinate resection.

Keywords

TurbinatesSurgeryHaemorrhage

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 10 , October 1993 , pp. 906 - 907
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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