NATURAL AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE SINONASAL CARE PRODUCT, VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: A PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

dc.contributor.authorKankilic, Ekrem Said
dc.contributor.authorKurtaran, Hanifi
dc.contributor.authorYuksel, Alper
dc.contributor.authorArk, Nebil
dc.contributor.authorUgur, Kadriye Serife
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorKurt, Kenan
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:10:33Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:10:33Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: We aimed to investigate the efficiency of virgin olive oil for postoperative nasal care in patients who underwent sinonasal surgery. Materials and methods: Forty patients who underwent sinonasal surgery were prospectively randomized into two groups (Groups S, the study group, and C, the control group). In both groups, isotonic saline was applied to both nasal cavities, and subsequently, virgin olive oil was applied to a random nasal cavity in the study group during the postoperative period. Patients were examined at postoperative day 2, 7, and 15, and crusting and wound healing were evaluated. Patient nasal comfort was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results: When the groups were evaluated for crusting, wound healing, and the VAS, the results for Groups S and C were significantly different. The VAS scores were statistically significant in Group S compared with Group C only on postoperative day 15. Crusting was statistically significant on the Group S compared with Group C on postoperative days 2 and 15. Wound healing was statistically significant in Group S compared with Group C only on postoperative day 15. Conclusion: We have demonstrated that the benefit of using virgin olive oil after sinonasal surgery. Olive oil was found to be effective for increasing patient comfort, decreasing crusting, and accelerating wound healing.
dc.identifier.endpage595
dc.identifier.issn0393-6384
dc.identifier.issn2283-9720
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage591
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/4251
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000357001100007
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCarbone Editore
dc.relation.ispartofActa Medica Mediterranea
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectVirgin Olive Oil; Postoperative Sinonasal Care; Sinonasal Surgery
dc.titleNATURAL AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE SINONASAL CARE PRODUCT, VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: A PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL
dc.typeArticle

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