Table 2 The data in the cadaver study in which donors received an injection of papain around the cartilaginous part of the nasal septum
From: Chemical septoplasty using papain enzyme—a feasibility study
Donor number: submucosal injection of xx mg—papain in 1 ml normal saline around the cartilaginous septums | Grades 14 days after injection | Grades after dissection—21 days after injection (upon palpation and inspection) |
|---|---|---|
Donor 1, 5 mg papain | 3 | 3 |
Donor 2, 10 mg papain | 2 | 1 |
Donor 3, 10 mg papain | 3 | 1 |
Donor 4, 10 mg papain | 3 | 2 |
Donor 5, 10 mg papain | 3 | 1 |