14
Treatment
Table 4. Nasal Packing Options
Resorbable Packing Materials
Surgicel
®
(Ethicon)
Oxidized regenerated cellulose
Surgiflo
®
(Ethicon)
Hemostatic gelatin thrombin matrices
Floseal
®
(Baxter)
Hemostatic gelatin thrombin matrices
Nasopore
®
(Stryker)
Synthetic polyurethane sponge
HemoPore
®
(Stryker)
Synthetic polyurethane sponge with
chitosan lactate
Posisep
®
(Hemostasis)
Chitosan based polymers
Gelfoam
®
(Pfizer)
Purified porcine skin, and Gelatin USP
Granules
Merogel (Medtronic) Hyaluronic acid
Nasastent (Smith and Nephew) Carboxymethylcellulose
Sinu-foam (Smith and Nephew) Carboxymethylcellulose
Nonresorbable Packing Materials
Gauze packing strip (NuGauze [Kendall] or similar)
Non-adherent gauze (Adaptic [ Johnson and Johnson], vaseline impregnated gauze,
other)
Foley urinary catheters
Merocel
®
(Medtronic)
Polyvinyl acetate sponge
Rhino Rocket
®
(Shippert)
Polyvinyl acetate sponge with applicator
Rapid Rhino
®
(Smith and Nephew)
Inflatable balloon and hydrocolloid fabric
Epi Max
®
(Boston Medical)
Inflatable two-balloon catheter
Epi Stop
®
(Boston Medical)
Inflatable one-balloon catheter
EpiStax
®
(Summit Medical)
Inflatable two-balloon catheter
Post-stop
®
(Boston Medical)
Balloon epistaxis catheter with a suction/
irrigation port
Epistat
®
(Medtronic)
Inflatable two-balloon catheter
