Open AccessNasal packing: When a routine practice becomes a life‐threatening emergency
Author(s) -
Novoa Eva,
Junge Helge
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3241
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal packing , nose , intensive care medicine , airway , emergency physician , emergency department , medical emergency , surgery , general surgery , psychiatry
Aspiration of unsecured nasal packs of any sort must be suspected in patients presenting with acute airway situations and a recent history of nose procedures. An immediate removal is mandatory to avoid long‐term complications and even death.