Effect of Hypertonic Saline during Flexible Nasopharyngeal Laryngoscopy: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Merih Onal Bahar Keles Omer Erdur Necat Alatas Ozkan Onal

Published in: Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research (2020)

The use of hypertonic saline facilitated the NPL procedure by improving the clinician's field of view. Moreover, intranasal hypertonic saline reduced the patient's discomfort. Intranasal hypertonic saline can be a good alternative to premedication before NPL.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
study protocol
clinical trial
minimally invasive
systematic review