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Pre-operative nasal preparation—nasal packing and spraying compared

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. K. Sharma
Affiliation:
Bahrain
K. O. Paulose
Affiliation:
Bahrain
Salman Al-Khalifa
Affiliation:
Bahrain
P. Shenoy*
Affiliation:
Bahrain
*
Dr R. K. Sharma, Registrar, ENT Dept., Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Bahrain (A.G.)

Abstract

Fifty patients were included in a single blind study to evaluate the effectiveness of ephedrine-naphazoline (0.5 and 0.125 per cent respectively) nasal spray as against nasal packing with lignocaine (4 per cent) and adrenaline solution (1:50,000).

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Type
Short Communications
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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