Evaluate the anti-adhesive and anti-inflammatory effects of sodium hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose (HA-CMC) on postoperative hearing improvement and complications during tympanomastoid surgery

The clinical application and efficacy of sodium hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose during tympanomastoid surgery.

Article specifications

This Prospective controlled clinical trial study was published in 2012 in Journal of Laryngoscope. (IF 2011:1.12) by south Korean specialists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-adhesive and anti-inflammatory effects of sodium hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose (HA-CMC) on postoperative hearing improvement and complications during tympanomastoid surgery.

 

Results

These findings suggest that combined application of Gelfoam with HA-CMC may be beneficial in patients undergoing tympanomastoid surgery.