Descriptive epidemiology of epistaxis in a tertiary care hospital

Anie, Melootu Thomas; Arjun, Gopinatha Menon; Andrews, Chakramakal Joseph; Vinayakumar, Arayamparambil Rajagopalan

doi:10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20150555

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“…In a study conducted in a tertiary health centre in Southwestern Nigeria, the modal age was 21 -30 years, similar to the findings in this study [17]. Bimodal peaks were observed in studies conducted by Kodiya et al and Sogebi et al, Iseh et al however observed epistaxis to be more common among 0 -10-year age group, while Anie et al, observed more cases above 60 years [1,[8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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“…Other commonly encountered sites are Woodruff's plexus and Retrocollumella vein [4]. Most cases of epistaxis have no identifiable cause, but common aetiological causes are; trauma, infections, hypertension, blood disorders, iatrogenic causes and neoplasia [9,11]. Studies have showed different treatment modalities in controlling epistaxis and these have since evolved with good outcome.…”

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Clinical Profile of Epistaxis in Sokoto: A 12-Year Analysis

Daniel¹,

Stephen²

2019

IJO

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Epistaxis is bleeding from the Nose and Paranasal sinuses and could be a life threatening emergency requiring urgent attention. The aim is to determine the aetiological factors and highlight treatment modalities in a tertiary hospital in Northwestern Nigeria. This was a 12-year retrospective study of all patients managed with epistaxis between January 2000 and December 2011in the otorhinolaryngology department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto. Ninetyfive patients were reviewed, out of which 61 [64%] were males and 34 [36%] were females. Age group 20-29 years had the highest prevalence [21.1%]. The commonest aetiology was hypertension in 24.2% of patients followed by idiopathic 21.1%, rhinosinusitis 20%, trauma 14.7%. Anterior nasal packing was the most common method of treatment [49.5%]. Epistaxis is a common Otorhinolaryngological condition. Hypertension was the commonest cause in this study, with most cases seen in patients' aged 20-29years.

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Clinical Profile of Epistaxis in Sokoto: A 12-Year Analysis

Daniel¹,

Stephen²

2019

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“…(p=0.000). Anie et al (13) had a similar finding in their study where majority of case of epistaxis was because of blunt trauma followed by 11.8% because of hypertension and the finding was statistically significant.…”

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“…Majority did not have any associated medical problem. Many other studies conducted by Anie et al, (13) Sinha BK et al (14) found Hypertension as one of the common causes for epistaxis after trauma which is as per the world literature.…”

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Epistaxis: Etiological Profile and Treatment Outcome in a Teaching Hospital of North Eastern State of Sikkim, India

Kesari¹,

Singh²,

Priyadarsini³

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“…The type of trauma however differed in the different studies, the present study recorded nose picking while Akinpelu had maxillofacial injuries secondary to RTA as the commonest type of trauma [23]. It is known that trauma as a cause is commoner in the young [29,30].…”

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Epistaxis in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital: Aetiological Profile and Management

Uju

Victor

2020

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Background: Bleeding from the nose is one of the commonest emergencies that could present in a typical ear, nose and throat clinic. It is often a frightful experience for both the patient and relations, especially in severe cases. Aim: To determine the aetiological profile, the management and outcome in patients that presented with epistaxis in University of Port Harcourt teaching hospital. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients with complaints of epistaxis that were managed within the period of January 2006 to January 2018 in the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department, including referrals from the accident & emergency department and children emergency ward. Data on demographics, aetiology, associated clinical features, treatment modalities and outcome of such treatments were all collated. These were analyzed using IBM statistical package for social sciences SPSSversion 20and results presented in simple descriptive tables. Results: There were altogether 196 patients studied, 95 males and 101 females, giving a male to female ratio of 1:1.06. The age range was from 1 to 81 years. Age group 30-39 was the most affected with 22.29% Aetiological factors were; hypertension in 9.2% trauma in 11.2%, idiopathic in most; 58.2%, chronic rhinosinusitis in 18.4%. Conservative medical therapy was the commonest treatment modality; 68.38%. Anterior nasal packing in 26.5% while 4.1% had posterior packing. Anterior aspect of the nose was the commonest site of bleed recorded in 160 cases. All the patients had a favourable outcome. Conclusion: Epistaxis in this environment still presents as a common emergency and in the majority of the case, the cause is not known, however, trauma appears to be one of the commonest cause implicated in our setting. The young adults appear to be the ones mainly affected.

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Descriptive epidemiology of epistaxis in a tertiary care hospital

Cited by 12 publications

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Clinical Profile of Epistaxis in Sokoto: A 12-Year Analysis

Clinical Profile of Epistaxis in Sokoto: A 12-Year Analysis

Epistaxis: Etiological Profile and Treatment Outcome in a Teaching Hospital of North Eastern State of Sikkim, India

Epistaxis in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital: Aetiological Profile and Management

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