Partial middle turbin ate avulsion is a rare complication of nasotracheal intubation. Patients usually experience a brisk hemorrha ge at the time of injury. Postop eratively, some pati ents develop a unilateral nasal obstruction, while others are asymptomatic. We present an unusual case in which a patient becam e symptomatic man y yea rs after the incident. We hope to raise awa reness that a traumatic disruption of the turbinates seco ndary to nasotra cheal intubation might lead to the developm ent of an abn ormal nasopharyngeal mass.
There is a significant risk of blood contamination during the non-surgical management of epistaxis. Contamination beyond gloves happens in 55% of cases and the contamination risk to eyes as high as 18%. There is a lack of awareness and a majority of ENT doctors underestimate this risk. Protective barrier equipment and eye protection in particular are suboptimally available in all clinical areas where epistaxis is dealt with. Consequently, there is poor utilization of protective barrier equipment.
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