title: [The use of kidney-shaped pressure bandage to prevent postoperative salivary fistula].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the usefulness of pressure bandage with kidney-shaped cotton pad in parotidectomy and the relevant factors of parotid salivary fistula occurring after parotidectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and ninety-six patients with parotid benign tumor or tumor-like lesions were randomly divided into two groups, 100 cases in the kidney-shaped cotton pad group and 96 cases in the traditional management group. The incidence of postoperative salivary in relation to surgical procedure, main parotid duct ligation, and parotid salivary fistula was analyzed. SPSS13.0 software package was used for Chi-square test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of parotid salivary fistula in the kidney-shaped cotton pad group was 1%, and the incidence in the traditional management group was 13.54%. The difference between the two groups was significant(P<0.01); Different surgical procedure, ligating the main parotid duct or not, had no effect on salivary fistula(P>0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The kidney-shaped cotton pad pressure bandaging can effectively prevent the occurrence of postoperative salivary fistula and has certain value in clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College. Wenzhou 325200, Zhejiang Province, China. cjy6060@126.com
authors.forename: Jian-yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Da-shun
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D005402:Fistula; D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms; D011183:Postoperative Complications