To Pack or Not to Pack: Inpatient Management of Epistaxis in the Elderly
| Autor: | Sei Y. Chung, Michael J. Sylvester, Albert H. Zhou, Jean Anderson Eloy, Michael Zaki, Wayne D. Hsueh, Soly Baredes, Peter S. Svider |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Cautery Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Immunology and Allergy Humans Embolization 030223 otorhinolaryngology Ligation Aged Retrospective Studies Inpatients business.industry General Medicine Bandages Embolization Therapeutic Survival Analysis Nasal packing Surgery Hospitalization Inpatient management Cross-Sectional Studies Epistaxis Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cauterization business |
| Zdroj: | American journal of rhinologyallergy. 32(6) |
| ISSN: | 1945-8932 |
| Popis: | BackgroundEpistaxis is common in elderly patients, occasionally necessitating hospitalization for the management of severe bleeds. In this study, we aim to explore the impact of nasal packing versus nonpacking interventions (cauterization, embolization, and ligation) on outcomes and complications of epistaxis hospitalization in the elderly.MethodsThe 2008–2013 National Inpatient Sample was queried for elderly patients (≥65 years) with a primary diagnosis of epistaxis and accompanying procedure codes for anterior and posterior nasal packing or nonpacking interventions.ResultsA total of 8449 cases met the inclusion criteria, with 62.4% receiving only nasal packing and 37.6% receiving nonpacking interventions. On average, nonpacking interventions were associated with a 9.9% increase in length of stay and a 54.0% increase in hospital charges. Comorbidity rates did not vary between cohorts, except for diabetes mellitus, which was less common in the nonpacking cohort (26.6% vs 29.0%; P = .014). Nonpacking interventions were associated with an increased rate of blood transfusion (24.5% vs. 21.8%; P = .004), but no significant differences in rates of stroke, blindness, aspiration pneumonia, infectious pneumonia, thromboembolism, urinary/renal complications, pulmonary complications, cardiac complications, or in-hospital mortality. Comparing patients receiving ligation or embolization, no differences in length of stay, complications, or in-hospital mortality were found; however, embolization patients incurred 232.1% greater hospital charges ( P ConclusionNonpacking interventions in the elderly do not appear to be associated with increased morbidity or mortality when compared to nasal packing only but appear to be associated with increased hospital charges and length of stay. Embolization in the elderly results in greater hospital charges but no change in outcome when compared to ligation. |
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