Comparison Study of the Use of Absorbable Materials as Internal Splints with Airway Silicone Splint and Absorbable Materials as Internal Splints Alone
| Autor: | So Young Ji, Ki Sung Park, Bong Soo Baik, Seung Soo Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Meatus Visual analogue scale medicine.medical_treatment Dentistry Nasal bone Airway management 030230 surgery digestive system 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases business.industry Nasal meatus Surgery Splints Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Original Article business Splint (medicine) Airway |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Craniofacial Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2287-1152 |
| Popis: | Background Packing after closed reduction of nasal fracture causes uncomfortable nasal obstruction in patients. We packed the superior meatus with synthetic polyurethane foam (SPF) to support the nasal bone, and packed the middle nasal meatus with a nasal airway splint (NAS) and SPF. The aim of this article is prospectively to compare the subjective patient discomfort of SPF (Nasopore Forte plus) packing alone and SPF with NAS. Methods We compared the prospectively subjective patient discomfort of SPF packing alone (group A) and SPF with NAS (group B) via visual analog scale (VAS; 0, no symptom; 100, most severe symptom). Results At first postoperative day group B showed significant lower scores in dry mouth, sleep disturbance, conversation difficulty. However at third postoperative day, VAS scores of each group had no statistically significant differences. Moreover at fifth postoperative day group A had statistically significant lower scores for nasal pain, dry mouth than the group B. Conclusion Combination method of using NAS and SPF have some advantage on the patient comfort from first postoperative day to third postoperative day. |
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