The Investigation of Whether the Choice of Medical Sponge in Sinus Surgery Has a Different Effect on the Recovery Period of Adhesions

Abstract

Medical sponges play a vital role after surgery for hemostasis. However, for sinus surgery, using medical sponges will also bring one complication: adhesion. This research investigates the relationship between the choice of medical sponge in sinus surgery and the recovery period of adhesion. The method is to give out questionnaires to the professional ENT doctors in 21 hospitals in Jiangsu, one of the most productive regions in China, asking them to asses the performance of three types of medical sponges(expansion sponge, gelatin sponge, and absorbable nasopore) on the recovery period of adhesions. The result shows that the possibility of adhesions is greatest for the expansion sponge and least for the absorbable nasopore. The severity of their adhesions is almost the same. The recovery cycle takes the longest for gelatin sponges and the shortest for expansion sponges. As a result, for the future choice of medical sponges, it is recommended to choose expansion sponges and nasopore.