[Practical management of nosebleed]

This article presents the guidelines for the treatment of epistaxis in an out-patient setting in Sweden. Nasal hemorrhage from the anterior part of the nasal cavity is best treated with silver nitrate cauterization or electrocautery. Bleeding from the posterior part of the nasal cavity often requires treatment with a pneumatic nasal tamponade, RapidRhino, or a posterior nasal packing with a Foley catheter. When a patient requires treatment with posterior nasal packing it is recommended that a contact be taken with the nearest ENT clinic. The guidelines described are used by otorhinolaryngologists at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Lund University Hospital, Lund and District Hospital Sundsvall-Härnösand, Sundsvall.