Cocaine versus xylometazoline to prevent epistaxis after nasotracheal intubation: A randomized trial.

Mo H Larsen Oscar Rosenkrantz Andreas Creutzburg Michael Seltz Kristensen Lars Simon Rasmussen Dan Isbye

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2024)

We found no statistically significant difference between cocaine and xylometazoline in preventing epistaxis after nasotracheal intubation, and the choice of vasoconstrictor should be based on other considerations, such as pricing, availability and medicolegal issues.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
prefrontal cortex