Evidence based problem solving in general practice: the foreign body in the nose.
This paper reviews the efficacy of six different methods of removal of foreign bodies from the nose. Removal with a Fogarty catheter, the Ambu Bag method, nebulised adrenaline, tissue adhesive, forceps and direct suction are considered. No method appears to be obviously superior to any other.
Leach
A J
AJ
Medical Reception Station, Dhekelia. leachaj@yahoo.com
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose; D011340:Problem Solving