title: Our Approach to Adult Patients With Epistaxis.
abstract: Epistaxis is one of the most frequently encountered emergency problems in our country, as it is throughout the world. In epistaxis, the benefits of implementing clinical guidelines are evident in both daily practice and medical education. In this article, the authors aimed to present their approach to adult patients with epistaxis and to share their experience, which considered the life quality of the patients to be at the forefront, based on some of their patients. In management of epistaxis, the implementation of the simplest method, minimally affecting the life quality of the patient, may be easier with a stepped approach. The authors consider that the stepped approach that they have implemented and presented in their study may lead to using less invasive methods and may accordingly improve the life quality of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
authors.forename: Ceren
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Günel
authors.forename: Yeşim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Başal
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Başak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002425:Cautery; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004724:Endoscopy; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D013630:Tampons, Surgical; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; C013695:Surgicel