Best Buys - July 2013 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - Subscribe
Outpatient Surgery Magazine, providing current information on Surgical Services, Surgical Facility Administration, Outpatient Surgery News and Trends, OR Excellence and more.
Page 23
IDEAS THAT WORK
NASAL CONGESTION
4 Pumps of Nasal Spray in Pre-Op
In the pre-op holding area, we instruct our nasal and sinus surgery patients to spray their noses with 4 squirts of Afrin. Decongesting before the procedure makes it easier to inject local.
Scott Elledge, MD
Birmingham (Ala.) Surgery Center
www.cim-med.com
docscott33@aol.com
EASE CONGESTION
Nasal congestion spray makes the local anesthetic easier for nasal and sinus surgery patients.