xylometazoline

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xylometazoline

[zi″lo-met″ah-zo´lēn]

an adrenergic used in the form of the hydrochloride salt as a topical nasal decongestant.

xylometazoline

A decongestant drug used to relieve a blocked nose.

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Nasal mucosa was sprayed with vasoconstrictor xylometazoline 0.1%.

TO EVALUATE THE COMPARISON OF INTUBATING CONDITIONS USING FENTANYL PLUS PROPOFOL VERSUS NALBUPHINE PLUS PROPOFOL DURING FIBEROPTIC INTUBATION

Before starting the measurement, Otrivine nasal spray (Xylometazoline Hydrochloride 0.1% w/v, Zyma Healthcare) was used as a standard nasal decongestant.

Establishing norms for nasal spirometry

Objective: To compare efficacy of chemical cautery with silver nitrate along with fucidin ointment versus topical vasoconstrictor spray (xylometazoline 0.05%) and fucidin ointment application in idiopathic pediatric anterior epistaxis.

COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL CAUTERY VERSUS TOPICAL VASOCONSTRICTORS IN IDIOPATHIC PEDIATRIC ANTERIOR EPISTAXIS

Airway preparation included instilling xylometazoline 0.1% nasal drops in both nostrils 30 min prior to the procedure followed by nebulization with lignocaine 2% with adrenaline (1:200000) for 20 min supplemented with bilateral superior laryngeal nerve block and blocking the sensory input of recurrent laryngeal nerve by trans-tracheal block.

A comparative study of two methods of nasal tracheal fiberoptic intubation

Previous therapy with local xylometazoline, mometasone, and a combination of acrivastine and pseudoephedrine had little effect on the symptoms.

Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty: Systematic Review of Long-term Outcomes and Proposed Indications

After local anesthesia of his naso- and oropharynx with aerosolized lidocaine (4%) and decongestant treatment of the nasal mucosa (xylometazoline 1%), he received small incremental doses of sufentanil (total dose 35 [micro]g) for additional analgesia and light sedation during intubation.

Anesthetic Considerations for an Adult Patient with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

A total of 50 patients who were selected for septoplasty were examined rhinomanometrically after decongestion by topical xylometazoline. Each nostril was measured individually during quite inspiration.

Evaluation of rhinomanometrical and clinicoradiological differences of nasal airflow in deviated nasal septum

Oral antibiotic prescribed was co-amoxiclav, vasoconstrictive nasal spray used was Xylometazoline and local antibiotic ointment prescribed was fucidic acid ointment.

COMPARISON OF EFFICACY AND POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS BETWEEN UNIPOLAR ELECTROCAUTERY AND BIPOLAR ELECTROCAUTERY IN CASES OF ANTERIOR EPISTAXIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

The mean of three approved PNIF measurements was recorded before and after decongestion with topical xylometazoline (Otrivin[R] 1mg/ml, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland) with the subjects in a sitting position and the head held in a level position.

Sinonasal Characteristics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Compared to Healthy Controls

His previous medications oral cetirizine 10 mg/day in morning and hydroxyzine 25 mg/day in evening along with montelukast sodium 10 mg/day along with xylometazoline nasal drops were continued.

A case of refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria treated with omalizumab

The latest report also states that Novartis containing Xylometazoline, could cause strophic rhinitis if not used as directed.