Prospective, double-blind, randomized trial evaluating patient satisfaction, bleeding, and wound healing using biodegradable synthetic polyurethane foam (nasopore) as a middle meatal spacer in functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-118

  Shoman, Nael ^a   Gherian, Heitham ^a   Flamer, David ^a   Javer, Amin ^a  

^a St Paul's Sinus Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorbable packing; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Nasal packing; NasoPore; Outcomes; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SURGICAL GLOVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYURETHANES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 64549104932     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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