Journal
LARYNGOSCOPE
Volume 120, Issue 6, Pages 1269-1273Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20905
Keywords
Nasal dressing; triamcinolone; polyposis
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Objectives/Hypothesis: To evaluate the impact of steroid-impregnated absorbable nasal dressing on wound healing and surgical outcomes after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Study Design: A prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Methods: Chronic rhinosinusitis patients with polyposis who were to undergo bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery were recruited and randomized to receive triamcinolone-impregnated bioresorbable dressing (Nasopore; Stryker Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) in one nasal cavity and saline-impregnated dressing contralaterally. Postoperative healing assessments of edema, crusting, secretions, and scarring were done at postoperative days 7, 14, 28 and at 3 and 6 months using validated Lund-Kennedy and Perioperative Sinus Endoscopy (POSE) scores. Results: Analysis of 19 enrolled patients having completed observation shows no significant difference between the cavity scores preoperatively using both the POSE and Lund-Kennedy scores. There was, however, a statistically significant difference at day 7 and 14 in both the Lund-Kennedy (P = .04 and P = .03, respectively) and POSE scores (P = .03 and P = .001, respectively) for the treatment and control groups, and a significant difference was also detected between the groups at 3- and 6-month observations (Lund-Kennedy, P = .007 and P = .02, respectively; POSE, P = .049 and P = .01, respectively). Conclusions: Data analysis suggests a significant improvement in early postoperative healing in nasal cavities receiving triamcinolone-impregnated absorbable nasal packing following ESS and is also associated with improved healing up to 6 months postoperatively.
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