A method of safely securing Foley's catheter in the management of posterior epistaxis with prevention of alar cartilage necrosis.
We have introduced a method of securing a Foley's catheter in the nose, in the management of posterior epistaxis. Our method has the advantage of securing the catheter in situ, while maintaining traction on the balloon in the posterior nasal space and preventing nasal alar cartilage necrosis.
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Milton Keynes General Hospital, Miton Keynes, UK.
Mann
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Suortamo
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D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology*