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Conservative management of epistaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Monux ,
M. Tomás ,
C. Kaiser  and
J. Gavilán
A. Monux*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
M. Tomás
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
C. Kaiser
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
J. Gavilán
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
*
A. Monux, C. Ricardo Ortiz, 92, 11D, 28017 Madrid, Spain.
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Abstract

A retrospective study to assess the clinical usefulness of non-surgical management of epistaxis was performed on 340 patients requiring hospitalisation at the ENT Department of La Paz Hospital (Madrid). The previous history, type of management, hospitalisation time, and volume of transfusion were considered. Nasal packing was employed in 94.1 per cent of the patients. Most patients (82.9 per cent) were hospitalised less than seven days, and 84.1 per cent of the patients required no transfusion. There was one death.

This study supports the clinical usefulness of conservative management in the treatment of patients with epistaxis.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 11 , November 1990 , pp. 868 - 870
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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