Use of nasal packing post nasal surgery and use of CPAP
perioperatively
Only one study reported the routine use of Doyle bivalve splints post
nasal surgery (15) while the remaining studies did not provide
information on nasal packing following nasal surgery.
There was a lack of data on the use of CPAP perioperatively. One study
reported that all patients were started on CPAP two weeks after surgery
(10). They did not report if all patients were previously on CPAP prior
to surgery. In addition, there was no report on follow-up regarding the
use of CPAP. Another study reported 23 patients on CPAP perioperatively
but similarly, no additional information on post-operative compliance
with CPAP (11). The remaining studies either did not have routine use of
CPAP post-operatively (14) or did not report on use. One patient had a
new prescription of CPAP on the first post-operative night due to
‘witnessed upper-airway obstruction’ having previously refused CPAP but
it was not stated what surgery this patient had undergone (16).