Clinical Study on Effect of Foley Catheter in Bleeding Control of Caldwell-Luc's Operation and Epistaxis

Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 31(3); 1988 > Article

Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1988;31(3): 439-42.

Chin Choi, MD, Seung Hun Chang, MD, Young Min Park, MD, and Sun Chul Lee, MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea

부비동 및 비강의 지혈에 있어 Foley Catheter의 효과에 대한 통계적 고찰

최 진 · 장승훈 · 박영민 · 이선철

한림대학교 의과대학 한강성심병원 이비인후과학교실

ABSTRACT

The authors used a Foley catheter for the control of the bleeding from the maxillary antrum after Caldwell-Luc's operation. The 956 patients with chronic paranasal sinusitis(1,741 cases of Caldwell-Luc's operation) were selected during 10 years from Jan. 1976 to Dec. 1985. There were excellent bleeding control effect in 1,536 cases(88.2%), good bleeding control effect in 134 cases(7.7%) and little effect in 37 cases(2.1%). We experienced excellent bleeding control effect in most of cases and patients felt little pain during the removal of a Foley catheter. And We experienced good bleeding control effect in posterior nasal bleeding for the 112 patients admitted during the same period.