Comparative study on the effects of pre-operative intranasal steroid spray versus oral steroid on intraoperative bleed in FESS for nasal polyposis

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Nasal polyps are associated with chronic inflammation of the nasal cavity and sinus mucosa. Steroids are the main stay of medical treatment. FESS is indicated when medical treatment fails. Bleeding during surgery can impair the surgical field during operation and increase the time duration and risks of complications. Pre-operative corticosteroids help reduce bleeding during surgery. The objectives of the study was to study and compare the effects of pre operative intra nasal steroid spray and oral steroid on intra-operative bleed in FESS for nasal polyposis.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods: </strong>60 patients diagnosed with nasal polyposis were sequentially divided into 2 groups. Group A received intranasal steroid spray and Group B received oral steroid each for 7 days. Patients of both groups underwent FESS under general anaesthesia. Bleeding volume and quality of surgical field were assessed during the procedure to evaluate the effect of pre operative steroids in bleeding in FESS.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results: </strong>Majority of our study patients of both the groups had moderate bleed. 33.3% of Group B patients showed the best outcome of surgery with just slight bleeding while 33.3% patients of Group B had moderate to severe bleed. Majority of our study patients (53.3%) had a blood loss of about 50-100 ml, of which 66.7% patients belonged to Group B.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Preoperative steroids are truly beneficial. Oral steroids has been found to be relatively better than intra nasal steroid spray in improving symptoms, reducing intra operative bleeding, and in providing better quality of surgical field. </p><p class="abstract"> </p>