A randomized study to compare calcium sodium alginate fibre with two commonly used materials for packing after nasal surgery.

Autor: Sirimanna KS; Audiology Department, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK., Todd GB, Madden GJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences [Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci] 1992 Jun; Vol. 17 (3), pp. 237-9.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1992.tb01834.x
Abstrakt: A prospective randomized study was undertaken to compare the qualities of calcium sodium alginate (Kaltostat), trousered paraffin gauze, and glove finger packs as nasal packing material following the operation of partial inferior turbinectomy. All three types of packing material were found to be similarly effective in preventing bleeding whilst the packs were in situ. Calcium sodium alginate (Kaltostat) was associated with significantly less bleeding on pack removal than the other two packing materials. Further, irrespective of the material used, leaving the packs in situ for 48 hours produced significantly less bleeding than when they were removed after 24 hours.
Databáze: MEDLINE