title: The peri-operative complications of nasal intubation: a comparison of nostril side.
abstract: We studied 128 patients undergoing nasal intubation to see whether the nostril side used influenced peri-operative nasal complications. In the apparently normal nostril, there is no significant difference between either nostril in difficulty of intubation (p > 0.8). Similarly, there is no significant difference in the incidence of bleeding at intubation (p > 0.2), at extubation (p > 0.5) and once the patient has returned to recovery (p > 0.1). Postoperative nostril patency is also similar between groups (p > 0.85).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Torbay Hospital, Lawes Bridge, Torquay TQ2 7AA, UK.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Coe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Human
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric