| Автор | Maskell, S |
| Автор | Eze, N |
| Автор | Patel, P |
| Автор | Hosni, A |
| Дата выпуска | 2007 |
| dc.description | The suitability of performing laser inferior turbinectomy under local anaesthesia in an out-patient setting was assessed, regarding its effectiveness and patientsʼ toleration of the procedure. Prospective data collection was undertaken from 129 patients undergoing laser inferior turbinectomy over four years. Patients were assessed, pre-operatively, operatively and at two weeks and three months post-operatively, for pain, complications and symptoms, using the sino-nasal assessment questionnaire.All patients had hypertrophied inferior turbinates. Ninety-eight patients complained of nasal obstruction and 67 had the procedure as part of treatment for snoring. One hundred and twenty-one of the patients had treatment to both inferior turbinates. There were no cases of intra-operative haemorrhage. The average pre-operative sino-nasal assessment questionnaire score was 18.22, which improved to 10.68 at the three month post-operative assessment (p<0.001). Five patients had significant intra-operative pain.This study shows that laser inferior turbinectomy under local anaesthesia is well tolerated and that good results can be achieved when performing the procedure in the out-patient department. |
| Издатель | Cambridge University Press |
| Тема | Turbinates |
| Тема | Laser Surgery |
| Тема | Anaesthesia, Local |
| Тема | Outpatients |
| Название | Laser inferior turbinectomy under local anaesthetic: a well tolerated out-patient procedurePresented as a free paper at the 12th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, 7 July 2006, Birmingham, UK. |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0022215107005919 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1748-5460 |
| Print ISSN | 0022-2151 |
| Журнал | The Journal of Laryngology & Otology |
| Том | 121 |
| Первая страница | 957 |
| Последняя страница | 961 |
| Аффилиация | Maskell S; Frimley Park Hospital; Frimley Park Hospital |
| Аффилиация | Eze N; Frimley Park Hospital |
| Аффилиация | Patel P; Frimley Park Hospital |
| Аффилиация | Hosni A; Frimley Park Hospital |
| Выпуск | 10 |
