Does Type of Pharyngeal Packing during Sinonasal Surgery Have an Effect on PONV and Throat Pain?

MEÇO B. C., ÖZÇELİK M., YILDIRIM GÜÇLÜ Ç., BETON S., Islamoglu Y., Turgay A., ...More

OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, vol.154, no.4, pp.742-747, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 154 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0194599815626126
  • Journal Name: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.742-747
  • Keywords: pharyngeal packing, sinonasal surgery, postoperative nausea and vomiting, throat pain, POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA, NASAL SURGERY, PREVENTION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common problem that affects up to 30% of all surgical patients after general anaesthesia, which increases in sinonasal surgery due the very potent emetic effect of ingested blood that is swallowed during the procedures. Therefore, a hypo/oropharyngeal packing is commonly placed in an effort to prevent blood ingestion. The primary aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of 3 packing types in preventing PONV and to compare the results with patients who received no packing. The secondary aim was to compare the postoperative throat pain in all 4 groups.