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After pack removal, bleeding was compared on both sides.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215111002179_sec3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean\u00a0\u00b1\u00a0standard deviation pain score for the Rapid Rhino pack in situ (4.17\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.78) was less than that for the Merocel pack (4.73\u00a0\u00b1\u00a02.05), but not significantly so (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.314). The mean pain score for Rapid Rhino pack removal (4.13\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.76) was significantly less that that for Merocel (6.90\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.67; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.001). Bleeding after pack removal was significantly less for the Rapid Rhino sides compared with the Merocel sides (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt;0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215111002179_sec4\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Rapid Rhino nasal packs are less painful and cause less bleeding, compared with Merocel packs, with no side effects. 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