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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparative study of complete nasal packing with and without airways.
To study and compare the effects of complete nasal packing and nasal packing with airways (uni/bilateral) on blood pressure, arterial oxygen saturation, middle ear pressure, and post-operative subjective complaints. ⋯ Nasal packing with an airway may help to reduce post operative morbidity and reduce the risk of hypoxemia.
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Dec 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of pharyngeal packing during nasal surgery on postoperative nausea and vomiting.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pharyngeal packing in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after nasal surgery by taking into consideration the surgery types. ⋯ Pharyngeal packing in nasal surgery has no impact on PONV.
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Throat packs are employed in nasal surgery to prevent contamination of the upper aerodigestive tract. Their use is thought to reduce the risk of aspiration and post-operative nausea and vomiting. However, use of throat packs may also be accompanied by increased throat pain. In order to inform our clinical practice, the evidence base for throat pack insertion was reviewed. ⋯ Further, adequately powered trials are required involving patients undergoing rhinological procedures with a higher risk of blood contamination (e.g. functional endoscopic sinus surgery), in order to provide definitive evidence on the morbidity of throat packs in rhinological procedures.