Abstract
We have often dealt with the advisability of performing operations under hypotension brought about by the application of Hexamethonium. The use of this drug for surgical purposes appears to have been out of favor in the otorhinological field. We assert here that this method of operation is easily applicable, gives rise to no dangerous result, and is attended with no untoward secondary reaction. This method has shown its advantage in many cases, most particularly in the operation in the accessory sinuses where profuse hemorrhage is otherwise unavoidable. Under Hexamethoniuniinduced hypotension the ethmoid sinuses can be opened without being troubled by bleeding and the operation is performed in the clear visual field of the surgeon in a much shorter duration of time.
