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Showing posts with label nasal packing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nasal packing. Show all posts

July 22, 2018

New Video Showing a Nasal Fracture Repair Without Sedation

A new video has been uploaded to YouTube describing how a nasal fracture is fixed without sedation, although this procedure can also be easily performed while asleep too. The official name of the surgical procedure described here is called "closed nasal reduction with splint." For more information on nasal fractures as well as facial fractures  in general, click here . Special thanks to Nick Gallo of Physical Therapy 101 who volunteered to be the patient in this video. Chec…
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July 04, 2018

Video of Nasal Packing for Severe Nosebleed Control

Although the vast majority of nosebleeds are more annoying than life-threatening, some are so severe that an ER visit is required. At other times, nosebleeds occur not unexpectedly after sinus surgery, rhinoplasty, or some other type of nasal surgery.  The video above demonstrates how such severe nosebleeds are typically controlled with nasal packing. This procedure is most commonly performed in the ER, operating room, or ENT office. Special shout-out to Nick Gallo of Physical Therapy 101…
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July 04, 2017

Blood Thinner Use and Sino-Nasal Surgery (Septum and Sinus Surgery)

Cross-Section showing relationship of septum, sinus, eye, and brain There is an active abhorrence between blood thinner medications and ENT surgeons. Not only do blood thinners markedly increase risk of nosebleeds which often require nasal packing   (even without surgery), but it can complicate any type of sino-nasal surgery, particularly septoplasty and sinus surgery . With septoplasty or sinus surgery (collectively called sino-nasal surgery), not only is the nasal mucosa actively c…
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May 26, 2012

How Does Nasal Packing Stop Nosebleeds?

It is not unusual for an ENT or an Emergency Room physician to see a patient with a very bad nosebleed ... the kind that can potentially be life-threatening given how much active bleeding is occurring. In these situations, nasal packing is the fastest and best way of stopping the nosebleed. For any type of active bleeding, direct pressure tamponades the bleeding thereby stopping it... whether it be a stab wound to the leg or a bad nosebleed . In essence, direct pressure exerts a cert…
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