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Nasal septal surgery as an out-patient procedure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Peter Nieminen ,
Juha Silvola ,
Rudolf Aust  and
Lars-Eric Stenfors
Peter Nieminen*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Tromsø, Norway
Juha Silvola
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Tromsø, Norway
Rudolf Aust
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Tromsø, Norway
Lars-Eric Stenfors
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Tromsø, Norway
*
Address for correspondence: Peter Nieminen, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, Central Hospital of Keski-Pohjanmaa, Mariegatan 16-20, SF-67200, Karleby, Finland
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Abstract

Sixty consecutive patients (48 males, 12 females; age range 16 to 57, mean age 35 years) underwent nasal septal surgery at our out-patient department for symptoms of nasal obstruction. The operations were performed under local anaesthesia supplemented with 2.5–5 mg intravenous midazolam. Only one surgeon and one nurse were needed for the procedure. The total time spent at the hospital averaged three hours. The preliminary short-term results of surgery are comparable to those at our day-care unit. The complication rate was negligible. Ninety-five per cent of these patients regarded the arrangements for their operation as safe. Our results show that nasal septal surgery can be performed with good costeffectiveness, satisfactory quality and with good safety and patient satisfaction as an out-patient procedure.

Keywords

Nasal obstructionNasal septumSurgery, operativeDay care
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 11 , November 1997 , pp. 1034 - 1037
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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