Tag: Epistaxis

Do Patients with Epistaxis Managed by Nasal Packing Require Prophylactic Antibiotics?

by Anand Swaminathan posted March 30, 2015 No Comments

Epistaxis is a common Emergency Department (ED) complaint with over 450,000 visits per year and a lifetime incidence of 60% (Gifford 2008, Pallin 2005). Posterior epistaxis is considerably less common than anterior epistaxis and represents about 5-10% of all presentations. …

Topical Tranexamic Acid for Epistaxis or Oral Bleeds

by Darrel Hughes posted July 14, 2014 No Comments

Recently, there has been a lot of buzz about the use of topical tranexamic acid for epistaxis or oral bleeds on multiple social media platforms. Everyone seems so happy that it works so well, but we thought we would look through …

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