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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation
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Published on: June 20, 2018

Does post septoplasty nasal packing reduce complications?

Bijan Naghibzadeh1, Ali Asghar Peyvandi, Ghazal Naghibzadeh

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Acta Medica Iranica
|March 23, 2011
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Nasal packing after septoplasty offers no significant benefits and carries risks like pain and infection. Septoplasty can be safely performed without packing, reserving it only for cases with high bleeding risk.

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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation
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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation

Published on: June 20, 2018

Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Rhinology
  • Nasal Surgery

Background:

  • Nasal surgery aims to stabilize nasal structures, preserve cartilage/bone, and prevent complications like deviation recurrence, synechia, and bleeding.
  • Traditional methods like nasal packing, splints, and molds are used to manage postoperative issues.
  • Nasal packing poses risks including naso-pulmonary reflex, pain, sleep disturbance, infection, and toxic shock syndrome.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the necessity and impact of postoperative nasal packing in septoplasty.
  • To compare complication rates and morbidities between patients who received nasal packing and those who did not.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving two groups of patients undergoing septoplasty.
  • One surgeon used postoperative nasal packing, while two did not.
  • Complications and morbidities were systematically compared between the groups.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in overall complication and morbidity rates was found between groups.
  • Patients receiving nasal packing experienced significantly more pain and discomfort, both postoperatively and during packing removal.
  • Nasal packing demonstrated no clear benefits that justified its use.

Conclusions:

  • Septoplasty can be safely performed without the need for postoperative nasal packing.
  • Nasal packing is associated with increased patient discomfort and potential risks without proven advantages.
  • Alternative methods like septal sutures can be considered, and nasal packing should be reserved for patients with a high risk of bleeding.