Treatment effect of continuous suture technique for nasal septum after septoplasty

VernacularTitle:鼻中隔偏曲矫正术后贯穿连续缝合技术的应用与效果分析
Author: Yuan SHAO ; Ruimin ZHAO ; Honghui LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nasal Septum; Suture Techniques; Comparative Study; nasal packing; septoplasty
From: Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2016;23(10):599-601
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To explore the method of replacing nasal packing after septoplasty. METHODS A total of 158 patients who had undergone septoplasty were included in this study. The patients were randomly allocated into two groups: packing group and suturing group. Postoperative signs and symptoms were compared between the two groups by visual analogue scale(VAS). RESULTS The patients of packing group experienced significantly more postoperative nasal pain, headache, epiphora, tinnitus/ear fullness, sleep disturbance after surgery(all P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between two groups in terms of nasal congestion, hemorrhage, septal hematoma, nasal septum perforation and local infection(all P>0.05). CONCLUSION Nasal septum continuous suture is a simple technique to decrease patients' suffering. It does not increase the complications and is a feasible method to replace nasal packing after septoplasty.