Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis

Volume: 6 Number: 1 July 21, 2015
  • Cüneyt Kucur
  • İsa Özbay
  • Sinan Aksoy
  • Fatih Oğhan
  • Nadir Yıldırım
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Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis

Abstract

Aim: Epistaxis refers to nasal bleeding of any cause. It is usually self-limited, but it may be severe and life threatening. Epistaxis is the most common cause of ear nose and throat (ENT) emergencies. It is not a disease but is an important symptom related to nose. An estimated 60% of the population will have a nosebleed in their lifetime, and 6% of these patients will require medical intervention. Only 10% of patients require hospitalization for recurrent epistaxis or accompanied vascular complications. In this study, we analyzed patients with epistaxis who required medical or surgical intervention.

Material and Methods: We evaluated the hospital records of 340 patients with epistaxis who admitted to our department during the last 2 years. All patients were initially examined by classical anterior rhinoscopy and endoscopic rhinoscopy. Patients, who didn`t respond to conservative therapy, underwent nasal packing, cauterization, and/or surgical management.

Results: One hundred thirty eight (40.5%) patients were female and 202 (59.5%) were male. 172 (50.5%) patients were given medical treatment, 116 (34.2%) patients were applied anterior nasal packing, 2 (0.5%) patients were applied posterior nasal packing, and 5 (1.5%) patients underwent surgery. 182 (53.6%) patients were between 2-20 years old, 104 (30.7%) patients were between 20-50 years old, and 54 (15.7%) patients were over 50 years of age.

Conclusion: Epistaxis is one of the most common otolaryngology emergencies. If the bleeding source is not identified by anterior rhinoscopy, a nasal endoscopy is mandatory. Identification and cauterization of the bleeding point under endoscopic magnification becomes an effective and less invasive procedure, avoiding unnecessary aggressive surgical interventions.

Key Words: Epistaxis, nasal endoscopy, nasal packing

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Cüneyt Kucur This is me

İsa Özbay This is me

Sinan Aksoy This is me

Fatih Oğhan This is me

Nadir Yıldırım This is me

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July 21, 2015

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January 22, 2016

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Year 2015 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Kucur, C., Özbay, İ., Aksoy, S., Oğhan, F., & Yıldırım, N. (2015). Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, 6(1), 14-18. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.26715
AMA
1.Kucur C, Özbay İ, Aksoy S, Oğhan F, Yıldırım N. Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis. TJCL. 2015;6(1):14-18. doi:10.18663/tjcl.26715
Chicago
Kucur, Cüneyt, İsa Özbay, Sinan Aksoy, Fatih Oğhan, and Nadir Yıldırım. 2015. “Clinical Approach to the Patient With Epistaxis”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 6 (1): 14-18. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.26715.
EndNote
Kucur C, Özbay İ, Aksoy S, Oğhan F, Yıldırım N (July 1, 2015) Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 6 1 14–18.
IEEE
[1]C. Kucur, İ. Özbay, S. Aksoy, F. Oğhan, and N. Yıldırım, “Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis”, TJCL, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 14–18, July 2015, doi: 10.18663/tjcl.26715.
ISNAD
Kucur, Cüneyt - Özbay, İsa - Aksoy, Sinan - Oğhan, Fatih - Yıldırım, Nadir. “Clinical Approach to the Patient With Epistaxis”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 6/1 (July 1, 2015): 14-18. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.26715.
JAMA
1.Kucur C, Özbay İ, Aksoy S, Oğhan F, Yıldırım N. Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis. TJCL. 2015;6:14–18.
MLA
Kucur, Cüneyt, et al. “Clinical Approach to the Patient With Epistaxis”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, vol. 6, no. 1, July 2015, pp. 14-18, doi:10.18663/tjcl.26715.
Vancouver
1.Cüneyt Kucur, İsa Özbay, Sinan Aksoy, Fatih Oğhan, Nadir Yıldırım. Clinical approach to the patient with epistaxis. TJCL. 2015 Jul. 1;6(1):14-8. doi:10.18663/tjcl.26715

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