title: Efficacy of conservative treatment modalities used in epistaxis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the efficacy of conservative modalities in the management of epistaxis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective case studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rural medical college hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Indoor and outdoor patients with epistaxis.  LNTERVENTION: Conservative(non surgical) management techniques in epistaxis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Chemical cauterization was successful in 72.07% cases, anterior nasal packing in 84.5% and posterior nasal packing in 95.6% cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Out of 300 cases of epistaxis included in the study (except for one case that required internal maxillary artery ligation). all cases were treated successfully with conservative treatment alongwith treating the underlying pathology causing epistaxis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, M.G.I.M.S., Sevagram, 442012 Maharashtra.
authors.forename: Urvashi
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Razdan
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Raizada
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
keywords: Epistaxis; cauterization; nasal packing