Do the Material and Time of Nasal Packing Influence the Prognosis of Septomeatal Plasty

Objectives:The purpose of this retrospective, randomized study was to analyze the influence of the material and time of nasal packing on the prognosis of Septomeatal plasty (SMP).Methods:We collected 120 patients who received SMP and randomly adopted Merocel (non-resolvable) or Nasapore (biodegradable) as nasal packing during January to July 2012. Forty-five cases (group N) adopted Nasapore, which was left in the nasal cavity and resolved spontaneously without manipulation. Those who used Merocel were further divided into 3 subgroups by the time of packing removal. The Merocel was randomly removed after the surgery on day one ( M1:20 cases), day two (M2:39 cases) or day three (M3:16 cases). We compare these 4 groups in two aspects: 1) Medical resource consumptions, including the duration of medication, times of follow-up, and period of treatment; 2) Postoperative complications, including bleeding, adhesion formation, subsequent septal hematoma, and septal perforation.Results:The Kruskal-Willis Test was ad...