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Awareness about first aid management of epistaxis among medical students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019
Background: Epistaxis is the bleeding from nose or nasal cavity and it is considered as one of the most common emergencies presenting in ear, nose, and throat department and accident and emergency department worldwide.
K. Alyahya   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incidence, risk factors, management and prevention of severe postoperative epistaxis after endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery: a single center experience

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2023
ObjectivePostoperative epistaxis is a very rare but severe complication after endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) that can lead to catastrophic consequences. However, the incidence, risk factors, management and prevention of postoperative
Xiaohai Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in a pediatric patient with chronic cyanosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder of vascular dysplasias that is characterized by mucocutaneous telangiectasias, gastrointestinal tract bleeding, and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the ...
Johnson, B. V., Johnston, Thomas
core  

Severe hepatic and pulmonary involvement in Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
We report the case of a young woman with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) with severe liver involvement and pulmonary shunting. The medical imaging in this patient illustrates the severe shunting that can occur in these patients who often are ...
Geerts, Anja   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Endoscopic Sphenopalatine Artery Ligation in Recurrent Epistaxis with Hypertensio

open access: yesMajalah Kedokteran Andalas
Background: Epistaxis is the most common case in ORL-HNS emergencies. One of the risk factors of recurrent epistaxis is hypertension. Epistaxis in hypertension usually originates from the posterior vessels.
Aini Zhann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Should we Test the Prothrombin Time in Anticoagulated Epistaxis Patients?

open access: yesAllergy & Rhinology, 2013
Epistaxis is one of the most frequent emergencies in rhinology. Patients using anticoagulative medication are at increased risk for epistaxis. We evaluated the prothrombin time and the international normalized ratio (INR) in anticoagulated epistaxis ...
Michael B. Soyka M.D.   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epistaxis in Sagamu [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Epistaxis is a common nasal complaint with varied aetiologies. Physicians need to know the characteristics of epistaxis in their area of practice in order to give the best amongst the various treatment options.The aimof this studywas to analyze the ...
Adebajo, O.A, Oyewole, E.A, Sogebi, O.A
core   +2 more sources

A Killing Disease Epidemic Among Displaced Sudanese Population Identified as Visceral Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
A fatal disease epidemic affected the Bentiu area in southern Sudan and led to a mass migration of the Nuer tribe searching for treatment. The initially available information revealed a high mortality rate due to a possible occurrence of tuberculosis ...
Chantal, B   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Epistaxis :Retrospective study of hospitalized patient

open access: yesمجلة الكوفة الطبية, 2013
Epistaxis is a common otolaryngological emergency and is often due to lesions within or around the nose or due systemic conditions Aim of the study: To describe the cases of epistaxis that are admitted at our hospital Study design: Retrospective ...
Habib Alhasani
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of Epistaxis in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Epistaxis is defined as bleeding from the nasal cavity. It is a very common Otorhinolaryngological  problem  that often presents as an emergency to the outpatient departments of most hospitals worldwide.
Isshalqd, Duah Mohammed   +2 more
core   +5 more sources

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