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Application of cocaine to the nasal mucosa: a novel method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Prasad Kothari
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK.
S. K. Patel
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK.
S. O'Malley
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK.

Abstract

Topical vasoconstriction using four to 10 per cent cocaine is widely used for nasal surgery. A number of techniques are being used with equally satisfactory results. Here we describe a novel method of topical application of cocaine for nasal surgery. The method is simple, cheap and effective.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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