The role of prophylactic antibiotics in nasal packing for epistaxis
Background: This study is to evaluate the necessity of prescribing prophylactic antibiotics for nasal packing in spontaneous epistaxis. There are few published papers of infective complications in such patients. Methods: This prospective study analysed 149 consecutive patients admitted to AL-Kin...
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University of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicine
2019-09-01
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| author | Mohamed ibrahim ali Chassan hassan raheem |
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Background: This study is to evaluate the necessity of prescribing prophylactic antibiotics for nasal packing in spontaneous epistaxis. There are few published papers of infective complications in such patients.
Methods: This prospective study analysed 149 consecutive patients admitted to AL-Kindy teaching hospital with spontaneous, epistaxis, who underwent nasal packing over 2 years period . in the first year, 78 patients received prophylactic antibiotics , In the second year 71 patients were not given prophylatic antibiotics. Exclusion criteria included antibiotics prescribed for unrelated pathology and post-operative epistaxis. Signs and symptoms of acute otitis media, sinusitis and toxic shock syndrome were assessed using clinical examination and a questionnaire.
Results: :Fourteen out of 149 patients experienced otalgia, mostly following posterior nasal packing. No patient in both groups had evidence of any infective complication.
Conclusion: we do not recommend the use of prophylactic antibiotics for patients undergoing nasal packing for spontaineous epistaxis.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fc7fbcc5db649e4904d5875419759bc2022-12-22T03:12:16ZengUniversity of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicineمجله كليه طب الكندي1810-95432521-43652019-09-0115110.47723/kcmj.v15i1.78The role of prophylactic antibiotics in nasal packing for epistaxisMohamed ibrahim aliChassan hassan raheem Background: This study is to evaluate the necessity of prescribing prophylactic antibiotics for nasal packing in spontaneous epistaxis. There are few published papers of infective complications in such patients. Methods: This prospective study analysed 149 consecutive patients admitted to AL-Kindy teaching hospital with spontaneous, epistaxis, who underwent nasal packing over 2 years period . in the first year, 78 patients received prophylactic antibiotics , In the second year 71 patients were not given prophylatic antibiotics. Exclusion criteria included antibiotics prescribed for unrelated pathology and post-operative epistaxis. Signs and symptoms of acute otitis media, sinusitis and toxic shock syndrome were assessed using clinical examination and a questionnaire. Results: :Fourteen out of 149 patients experienced otalgia, mostly following posterior nasal packing. No patient in both groups had evidence of any infective complication. Conclusion: we do not recommend the use of prophylactic antibiotics for patients undergoing nasal packing for spontaineous epistaxis. https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/78 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed ibrahim ali Chassan hassan raheem The role of prophylactic antibiotics in nasal packing for epistaxis مجله كليه طب الكندي |
| title | The role of prophylactic antibiotics in nasal packing for epistaxis |
| title_full | The role of prophylactic antibiotics in nasal packing for epistaxis |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The role of prophylactic antibiotics in nasal packing for epistaxis |
| title_short | The role of prophylactic antibiotics in nasal packing for epistaxis |
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