Effect of Bilateral Nasal Packing on Systematic Blood Pressure in Patients Treated with Septoplasty

Abstract

Objective: To find the Effect of bilateral nasal packing on systemic blood pressure in patients treated with septoplasty.

Study Design: Retrospective study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of ENT, Hitec Institute of Medical Sciences Taxila Cantt from 1^st July 2021 to 30^th June 2022.

Materials and Methods: One hundred patients were enrolled and divided into two groups depending upon the opted procedure they underwent. Fifity cases were enrolled in Group I where no nasal package was inserted while in other 50 patients from Group II conventional-anterior nasal packaging was introduced. All patients were kept on twenty four hours ambulatory monitotring of blood pressure pre septoplasty and post septoplasty on day two. A complete dempgraphic, clinical details of each patient were documented on a well structured quationnire.

Results: Most of the patients were male (54%) and 44% of the study participants were females. Total of 42% of the patients were in the age group of 20-30years. Fifty-five percent of male participants and 44% of female underwent nasal packing. Significant difference was observed in blood pressure with nasal packaging. Blood pressure was 118/75 before surgery and it was 130/90 after surgery.

Conclusion: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure was different before and after surgery with nasal packing.