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Knot to be condemned

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Peter H. Rhŷs Evans
Peter H. Rhŷs Evans*
Affiliation:
London
*
Mr P. H. Rhŷs Evans, F.R.C.S., The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, LondonSW3 6JJ
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Abstract

It is common practice following mastoid and middle ear surgery to apply a pressure bandage to the ear for a short postoperative period to reduce local swelling. The bandage is usually secured in such a way as to lift it away from the eye, sometimes with a length of ribbon gauze tied in a knot over the temporal region. Pressure from the knot may cause injury to the underlying tissues leading to post-operative complications which hitherto have not been described.

Keywords

Surgeryearcomplications
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 33 - 34
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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