Nasopharyngeal Packing and Rhinologic Surgery.

Basak Ceyda MECO

Status: Unknown

Conditions: PONV; Nasal Surgery; Tampons

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01945502

11-434-13

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of three different pharyngeal packing during routine rhinologic surgery in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and to evaluate the influence of pharyngeal packing on postoperative throat pain.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-60 years old adult patient
• nasal and/or paranasal sinus surgeries
• general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• patients submitted to another intervention at the same time (adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy)
• patients with a serious systemic disease (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,leukemia, lymphoma, or other neoplasias under chemotherapy treatment)
• patients presenting contraindications for using nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs

Trial design

120 participants in 4 patient groups

nasal packing with dry packs

nasal packing with wet packs

nasal packing with Benzidamin-Clorhexsidin damped packs

no nasal packing