11.Does Hemostatic Gelatin Foam Packing Produce a Lower Mean Pain Score than Conventional Nasal Packing in Septoplasty? A Comparative Study
Shehzad Ahmed1, Muhammad Aqil Jilani2, Tahir Hussain Khan3 and Jamil Memon3
ABSTRACT
Objective: Comparing mean pain score of Haemostatic Gelatin Foam Packing versus conventional packing in patients undergoing septoplasty.
Study Design: Longitudinal Study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the ENT department of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi for six months from September 2015 to February 2016.
Materials and Methods: After approval, the study was carried out at the ENT department of DUHS. 124 patients with DNS were selected through the non-probability sampling technique. The participants were divided into two groups of 62 each with one receiving the hemostatic gelatin foam packing (Group A) and the other group receiving the conventional nasal packing (Group B) after Septoplasty had been completed. The primary outcome measures will be PS- PIP due to the presence of packs in the nose and PS-PR pain associated with their removal. Data will be analyzed using SPSS with both the groups being compared for means of PS-PIS and PS-PR using Independent samples t-test. P-value < 0.05 will be taken as significant.
Results: A total of 79(63.7%) males and 45(36.3%) females were a part of the study, 35 aged between 18-25 years, 63 aged between 26-30 years, and 26 aged 30 years and above. A significant difference was observed between the mean pain score IN-Situ between Simple Conventional Nasal Pack (Mean: 46.084±10.75575) and Gelatin Nasal Pack (Mean: 30.8548±8.78868) (P-value<0.001). A significant difference was also observed between the mean pain score at removal be Simple Conventional Nasal Pack (Mean: 40.9677±11.55311) and Gelatin Nasal Pack (Mean: 24.6613±13.51616) (P-value<0.001).
Conclusion: After Septoplasty Haemostatic Gelatin Foam packing produces lesser mean pain scores than conventional nasal packs.
Key Words: Haemostatic Gelatin Foam, Conventional Nasal Packs, Septoplasty, Pain
Citation of article: Ahmed S, Jilani MA, Khan TH, Memon J. Does Hemostatic Gelatin Foam Packing Produce a Lower Mean Pain Score than Conventional Nasal Packing in Septoplasty? A Comparative Study Med Forum 2021;32(8):47-50.