A comparative study of the outcomes of ribbon gauze and merocele methods of nasal packing after septal surgery
| Autor: | Ritam Ray, Ashim Sarkar, Tarun Kumar Mondal, Rajarshi Sannigrahi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 113-116 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2467-9100 2091-0576 |
| DOI: | 10.3126/ajms.v15i4.62126 |
| Popis: | Background: Septal surgery is one of the most commonly performed procedures in Otolaryngology. Following septal surgery, nasal packing is administered to prevent potential postoperative complications, including septal hematoma, hemorrhage, and synechiae formation. Nasal packing is commonly done using either ribbon gauze or non-absorbable materials like Merocele (Medtronic Xomed Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA). Aims and Objectives: The objective of the study is to compare the post-operative outcomes of ribbon gauze packing and merocele packing. Materials and Methods: The study was a prospective observation study, conducted in Burdwan Medical College and Hospital from August 2023 to October 2023. The study population was 40 with equal distribution between the two groups. Patients older than 18 years undergoing only septal surgery are included in the study. All the surgeries are performed by the same surgeon, both packs are removed after 48 h and followed up with diagnostic nasal endoscopy (DNE) after 1 month. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 22.0 (IBM Inc., US). Results: The total number of patients in our cohort was 40, out of which 20 were given ribbon gauze packs (Group A) and the rest were given merocele packs (Group B). The mean visual analog scale score for nasal pain (4.25±1.77), headache (4.30±1.63), dysphagia (2.50±1.15), sleep disturbance (3.15±1.09) in Group B was significantly lower than in Group A (6.65±1.63, 5.40±1.70, 4.00±1.84, and 5.40±2.35 respectively, p all |
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