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Local versus general anaesthesia for nasal fracture manipulation and reduction in adults

McArdle S, O'Sullivan R, Powell O, Wakai A
Published Online: 
October 5, 2011
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To establish:

  1. the efficacy of manipulation of nasal fractures under local anaesthesia in terms of cosmesis and nasal airway patency;
  2. whether local anaesthesia can provide effective analgesia and anaesthesia in nasal fracture manipulation and reduction.  
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