Nasal Packing and Nocturnal Oxygen Desaturation

Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of a Novel Matrix Hemostatic Sealant in Patients with Acute Anterior Epistaxis

“…Nasal packing is not only uncomfortable for the patient and at times poorly tolerated, but it can be fraught with complications as well. In addition to discomfort and pain, nasal packing has been shown to cause alar necrosis, 7 nasal mucosal atrophy, 1 toxic shock syndrome, 8 sleep apnea, 9 and even cardiovascular collapse secondary to the nasal‐pulmonary reflex 10 . Furthermore, patients need to return to the physician's office within 5 to 7 days to have packing removed.…”

Non-CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea

“…In fact, a number of studies demonstrated an increased number of arousals, more frequent sleep stage changes, and/or an increase in the number of obstructive apnoeas and hypopnoeas during sleep associated with nasal occlusion under experimental nasal obstruction [163][164][165]. Similarly, there is evidence of sleep-related breathing disorders associated with nasal obstruction as a result of bilateral nasal packing after nasal surgery [166][167][168][169]. One potential limitation in these reports may be the potential influence of general anaesthesia on the prevalence of postoperative upper airway obstruction.…”

Effect of Total Nasal Obstruction on Nocturnal Oxygen Saturation

“…11.0 statistical package for Microsoft Windows (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL). The Student's t-test and chi-square parametric tests were used.…”