Day Surgery on the Septal and Turbinate Regions under Local Anesthesia

Abstract

Recently, Septal surgery has been identified in other countries as suitable for day-case surgery but is not widely performed as such in Japan. In this study, the charts of 66 patients who underwent septal and turbinate day surgery under local anesthesia were analyzed retrospectively and a questionnaire survey regarding the operation was conducted. The bleeding rate and unexpected admission rate were 1.5 and 0 per cents respectively. Among 42 patients who responded to the questionnaires, 97% of cases showed good improvement, the majority of the patients (90%) felt that the procedure was suitable for day surgery under local anesthesia. Our results show that septal and turbinate surgery can be performed with satisfactory quality and good safety and with patient satisfaction as a day procedure.