Should prophylactic antibiotics be used routinely in epistaxis patients with nasal packs?
Should prophylactic antibiotics be used routinely in epistaxis patients with nasal packs?
Systemic prophylactic antibiotics are unnecessary in the majority of epistaxis patients with nasal packs. The use of topical antibiotics such as Naseptin may be more appropriate, cheaper and as effective. Implementation of this treatment algorithm will help standardise systemic antibiotic usage in epistaxis patients with nasal packing and should reduce costs associated with unnecessary use of such medication
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Biggs, T.C.
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Nightingale, K.
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Patel, N.N.
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Salib, R.J.
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January 2013
Biggs, T.C.
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Nightingale, K.
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Patel, N.N.
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Biggs, T.C., Nightingale, K., Patel, N.N. and Salib, R.J.
(2013)
Should prophylactic antibiotics be used routinely in epistaxis patients with nasal packs?
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 95 (1), .
(PMID:23317726)
Abstract
Systemic prophylactic antibiotics are unnecessary in the majority of epistaxis patients with nasal packs. The use of topical antibiotics such as Naseptin may be more appropriate, cheaper and as effective. Implementation of this treatment algorithm will help standardise systemic antibiotic usage in epistaxis patients with nasal packing and should reduce costs associated with unnecessary use of such medication
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Published date: January 2013
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