M Ahmed, M Ahmed, M Amjed, A Hameed.
Control of Epistaxis in a Teaching Hospital.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;3(4):88-9.

This is a study of one hundred patients of epistaxis who reported to the department of ENT at Services HospitalLahore during the year 1993-94. 74 patients underwent anterior nasal packing in emergency for the control of epistaxis. Another two patients of idiopathic group had to undergo post nasal packing in addition to anterior nasal packing. 05 patients of trauma group needed no active intervention and bleeding stopped only by bed rest. Galvanic cautery was effective for ten patients of idiopathic group. In 09 patients of hypertension lowering of blood pressure to normal was enough to stop the bleeding.

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