Quilting of mucoperichondrial flaps following septoplasty, an alternative to nasal packing

ABSTRACT

To find out a simple and effective method to stop haemorrhage and prevent haematoma formation after nasal septal surgery. DESIGN: prospective clinical trial. SETTING: Bahawal Victoria Hospital ENT department. PERIOD Two years during 1993 - 1994 inclusive. SUBJECTS: 80 patients with deflected nasal septam admitted for surgery [70 males and 10 females] Male female ratio 71. METHOD: Quilting of the mucoperichondrial flaps. None of the patients had either haemorrhage or haematoma. The surgical technique is simple, safe and effective