Anesthetic management of traumatic septal hematoma in a 9 month old infant

Septal hematoma is treated by incision and drainage followed by nasal packing. This presents a problem in infants who being obligate nasal breathers do not tolerate nasal packing. We describe the use of a nasal airway as tubular pack to maintain the patency of nostril while providing pressure hemost...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Egyptian journal of anaesthesia 2014-10, Vol.30 (4), p.451-452
Hauptverfasser:	Ajay Kumar, A., Vasanthan, M.R., Hari Kumar, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Nasal airway Nasal septal hematoma Obligate nasal breathing Pediatric larynx Pediatric nasal surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Septal hematoma is treated by incision and drainage followed by nasal packing. This presents a problem in infants who being obligate nasal breathers do not tolerate nasal packing. We describe the use of a nasal airway as tubular pack to maintain the patency of nostril while providing pressure hemostasis.
ISSN:	1110-1849 1110-1849
DOI:	10.1016/j.egja.2014.03.005