Author:
Nieminen Peter,Silvola Juha,Aust Rudolf,Stenfors Lars-Eric
Abstract
AbstractSixty consecutive patients (48 males, 12 females; age range 16 to 57, mean age 35 years) underwent nasal septal surgery at our out-patient department for symptoms of nasal obstruction. The operations were performed under local anaesthesia supplemented with 2.5–5 mg intravenous midazolam. Only one surgeon and one nurse were needed for the procedure. The total time spent at the hospital averaged three hours. The preliminary short-term results of surgery are comparable to those at our day-care unit. The complication rate was negligible. Ninety-five per cent of these patients regarded the arrangements for their operation as safe. Our results show that nasal septal surgery can be performed with good costeffectiveness, satisfactory quality and with good safety and patient satisfaction as an out-patient procedure.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Otorhinolaryngology,General Medicine
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