caa a22 4500 388084308 CHVBK 20180307125226.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199908 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100145037 doi S0022215100145037 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100145037 Nasal splints, revisited [Elektronische Daten] A study was carried out to compare the effectiveness of nasal splints (in preventing intranasal adhesions) with the morbidity associated with their use in nasal surgery. One hundred and ten patients undergoing a routine nasal operation were randomly allocated into two equal groups, one with splints and the other without. Post-operative pain and discomfort was assessed by a visual analogue scale at 48 hours and a week following surgery when either nasal suction (non-splinted group) or removal of splints was carried out. All patients were examined after six weeks for development of adhesions. Results showed that there was no significant difference in the incidence of adhesions between the splinted and non-splinted patient groups. However, the patients with splints had significantly more pain and nasal discomfort when assessed one week after surgery. It is concluded that the morbidity associated with nasal splints does not justify their use in routine nasal surgery if the aim is to prevent nasal adhesions, but they may still be indicated for enhancing the stability of the septum following septoplasty. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Nasal septum nationallicence Surgery, operative nationallicence Splints nationallicence Malki D. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK. Quine S. M. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK. Pfleiderer A. G. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/8(1999-08), 725-727 0022-2151 113:8<725 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145037 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145037 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Malki D. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Quine S. M. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pfleiderer A. G. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/8(1999-08), 725-727 0022-2151 113:8<725 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge