Intranasal use of QuickClot in a patient with uncontrollable epistaxis.
A 60-year-old man who presented with nasopharyngitis developed uncontrollable epistaxis following a punch biopsy of the nasopharynx. QuickClot was successfully used to arrest the haemorrhage under general anaesthesia after the usual methods employed to secure haemostasis failed. The haemostatic plug was successfully removed a week later after control of the infection. This case represents the first reported intranasal use of QuickClot. We describe our experience and a literature review on this haemostatic agent.
Gurdeep
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Department of ENT, Hospital Ipoh, Jalan Hospital, 30990, Ipoh, Perak.
Harvinder
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S
Philip
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Amanjit
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K
D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009304:Nasopharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000293:injuries*; D017641:Zeolites / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D006490:Hemostatics; D017641:Zeolites