Prospective study of two management strategies for epistaxis.
Two different management strategies were applied prospectively and consecutively for 12 months each for epistaxes requiring hospital admission. Patients who did not respond to 48 h nasal packing were treated more successfully and more economically by submucous resection of the nasal septum than by delayed arterial ligation.
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
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Cumberworth
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Bradley
D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008026:Ligation; D008438:Maxillary Artery; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013630:Tampons, Surgical; D013997:Time Factors