The effects of Vaseline gauze strip, Merocel, and Nasopore on the formation of synechiae and excessive granulation tissue in the middle meatus and the incidence of major postoperative bleeding after endoscopic sinus surgery

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-21

  Wang, Ying Piao ^a,b   Wang, Mao Che ^c,d   Chen, Yu Chun ^a   Leu, Yi Shing ^a,b   Lin, Hung Ching ^a   Lee, Kuo Sheng ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sinus surgery; Granulation; Nasal packing; Postoperative bleeding; Synechiae

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; GRANULATION TISSUE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEROCEL; NASOPORE; NOSE; NOSE POLYP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SYNECHIAE; UNITED STATES; VASELINE GAUZE STRIP; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; PARANASAL SINUSES; PETROLATUM; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 79551500667     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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