Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ege Klinikleri Tıp Dergisi, cilt.61, sa.1, ss.22-28, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objective: Most of the pediatric epistaxis occur as a result of trauma, intranasal dryness, infection, hematological disorders, allergy and as a result of some chronic diseases. In addition; the clinical characteristics of the patient, maternal and environmental factors also have an important role in the occurence of epistaxis. The aim of this study is to examine the clinical features, maternal and environmental factors of patients with pediatric epistaxis who applied to our clinic and to analyze the relationship of these variables with the treatment methods. Materials and Methods: The data of 142 pediatric patients with epistaxis who applied to our clinic between 01/03/2020 and 01/03/2022 were evaluated retrospectively. Age, gender, topical emolient usage, indoor humidifier usage, history of nasal trauma, nose picking habit, smoking status, history of foreign body, admission time, and the type of treatment modality datas were collected. Descriptive statistical analyses, chi-square and Pearson correlation tests were used. Results: 142 patients were included in the study. 89 (62.7%) of the patients were evaluated as recurrent epistaxis. There was no statistical relationship between the independent variables of the study and the type of treatment modality. It was observed that interventional methods were used more frequently in the recurrent epistaxis group (p: 0.046). No statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups for non-interventional treatment methods. Conclusion: Interventional epistaxis methods are statistically more commonly used in patients with recurrent epistaxis. No relationship was found between other treatment modalities and epistaxis type. Interventional methods, primarily chemical cauterization, can be used in recurrent pediatric epistaxis.