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Efficacy of conservative treatment modalities used in epistaxis
Urvashi Razdan1, R M Raizada, V N Chaturvedi
1Department of Otolaryngology, M.G.I.M.S., Sevagram, 442012 Maharashtra.
Objective:
To assess the efficacy of conservative modalities in the management of epistaxis.
Study Design:
Prospective case studies.
Setting:
Rural medical college hospital.
Patients:
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.
Conclusion:
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.
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