Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of functional nasal obstruction or aesthetic nasal concern requiring nasal surgery with costal cartilage harvest.
• Male or female with age ≥ 18 years.
• Willing and able to understand and provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18 years of age.
• Known pregnancy.
• Women who are currently nursing a child.
• History of coagulopathy; such as hemophilia or Von Willebrand disease, or any congenital or acquired bleeding disorder.
• Use of anticoagulation medication during the study; i.e. aspirin, Coumadin, Plavix, or medications similar in class to these medications will exclude the patient from participation.
• Inability to provide informed consent (patients under guardianship).
• Known hypersensitivity to local anesthetics
• History of cardiac disease; such as current impaired cardiovascular function, past history of myocardial infarction, congenital heart disease, current cardiac symptoms; i.e. angina, shortness of breath, or chest pain as determined by history or review of the medical record.
• History of complex pulmonary disease; such as uncontrolled asthma, COPD, or interstitial lung disease as determined by history or review of the medical record. 
• Impaired renal function as documented in the medical record in the last 3 months with a serum creatinine greater than 1.2 mg/dL or glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/BSA as determined by history or review of the medical record.
• History of or current hepatic disease as documented by liver function test abnormality in the last 3 months as determined by history or review of the medical record. 

Eligibility last updated 8/16/21. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.