title: The influence of medical audit on the management of epistaxis in three district general Hospitals.
abstract: The implementation of audit in most hospital departments in the UK has been instigated by the guidelines set out by the Royal Colleges. This paper aims to demonstrate the results of regular subregional audit meetings in the ENT departments involving three District Hospitals in East Anglia. We report the effects of audit meetings in improving the management of epistaxis, whereby a protocol for treatment and discharge was established, the duration of the nasal pack left in situ was reduced, and the material of the pack was changed.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Ipswich Hospital.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yatigammana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Datoo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000464:Alginates; D001729:Bismuth; D002425:Cautery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004739:England; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000592:standards*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; C045757:bismuth iodoform paraffin paste; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D001729:Bismuth