. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jul;146(1):144–153. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006907

Table 3.

Changes in surgical technique or perioperative care proposed by participants receiving intensive feedback.

Change proposed	Outcome
Participant #1
1. Use single hook instead of forceps when handling flaps	Implemented
2. Use tapered instead of cutting needles when suturing mucosa	Implemented
3. For elevation of nasal mucosa off hard palate, start posteriorly (with muscular dissection) and proceed anteriorly, rather than starting at palatal shelf and turbinate and then heading posteriorly	Implemented
Participant #2
1. Use Mayfield headrest for positioning	Implemented
2. Use WECK-CEL® pointed sponges soaked in 1:1000 epinephrine as needed for hemostasis	Implemented
3. Elevate nasal mucosa off of the medial pterygoid plates	Implemented

WECK-CEL® pointed sponges (Beaver Visitec International, Massachusetts)