Influence of moist healing dressing on comfort degree and complications in patients with nasal packing for epistaxis patients

Abstract

Objective To investigate the moist healing dressing nasal packing for epistaxis patients' physiological comfort and complications. Methods 70 patients of epistaxis patients with nasal packing by drawing lots were divided into A, B two groups of 35 cases. Group A used Vaseline gauze, and group B used moist healing dressings of composite fillings. Comparison of the two groups of pain, nasal odor, sleep disorders, hemostatic effect, nasal mucosa reaction, fever, nasal adhesions were conducted. Results Patients when nasal packing group A pain, sleep disorders and nasal odor scores were (9.80 ± 0.12), (7.10 ± 0.33) and (9.44 ± 0.25) points, group B were (3.82 ± 0.16), (3.22 ± 0.16) and (0.37 ± 0.09) points. Group A scored significantly higher than group B, the difference was statistically significant (t=-179.97, -7.22, -7.33, P <0.05). Group A fever and nasal adhesions were 33 cases and 6 cases respectively, while those figures in group B both were 0, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=62.43, 6.56, P <0.05). Conclusions Nasal packing varying degrees of discomfort in patients, the use of moist healing dressings for epistaxis targeted composite filling, can significantly increase the patients’ physiological comfort and reduce the complications of nasal packing. Key words: Epistaxis; Moist healing dressings; Nasal packing; Comfort; Complications