Evaluation of Surgicel Nu-knit, Merocel and Vasolene gauze nasal packs: A randomized trial

Rhinology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-43

  Shinkwin, C A ^a,b   Beasley, N ^a   Simo, R ^a   Rushton, L ^b   Jones, N S ^a  

^a Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Merocel packs; nasal haemorrhage; nasal packs; Surgicel Nu knit; Vasolene gauze

Indexed keywords

GELATIN SPONGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SURGERY; PACKAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; EPISTAXIS; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL SPONGES; TAMPONS, SURGICAL; TURBINATES;

EID: 0029993944     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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