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*Anterior [[epistaxis]] is more common, and the source of this [[bleeding]] is usually [[Kiesselbach's plexus|Kiesselbach's]] plexus. The most common cause is nasal picking and trauma, and it is usually self-limiting being easily controlled pressing the nose or with nasal packing.
*Anterior [[epistaxis]] is more common, and the source of this [[bleeding]] is usually [[Kiesselbach's plexus|Kiesselbach's]] plexus. The most common cause is nasal picking and trauma, and it is usually self-limiting being easily controlled pressing the nose or with nasal packing.
*Posterior [[epistaxis]] is harder to [[control]], and source of this [[bleeding]] is usually [[Woodruff's]] [[plexus]]. It is more commonly associated with coagulopathies, use of anticoagulants and other causes. It usually demands nasal packing and bleeding can be profuse and life-threatening, due to airway compromise.
*Posterior [[epistaxis]] is harder to [[control]], and the source of this [[bleeding]] is usually [[Woodruff's]] [[plexus]]. It is more commonly associated with [[coagulopathies]], use of [[anticoagulants]] and other causes. It usually demands [[nasal packing]] and [[bleeding]] can be profuse and life-threatening, due to [[airway]] compromise.


*Although [[epistaxis]] often [[stops]] easily it can become challenging to control, specially in posterior [[epistaxis]] which can cause [[aspiration]].
*Although [[epistaxis]] often [[stops]] easily it can become challenging to control, specially in posterior [[epistaxis]] which can cause [[aspiration]].

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amir Behzad Bagheri, M.D.

Overview

Although epistaxis often stops easily, it can become challenging to stop specially in posterior epistaxis which can cause aspiration. Most of the time bleeding stops without any action .Prognosis is generally good, and mortality is very rare.

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

Natural History

There are two types of epistaxis:[1][2][3]

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References

  1. Pallin, Daniel J.; Chng, Yi-Mei; McKay, Mary Patricia; Emond, Jennifer A.; Pelletier, Andrea J.; Camargo, Carlos A. (2005). "Epidemiology of Epistaxis in US Emergency Departments, 1992 to 2001". Annals of Emergency Medicine. 46 (1): 77–81. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.12.014. ISSN 0196-0644.
  2. Krulewitz, Neil Alexander; Fix, Megan Leigh (2019). "Epistaxis". Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 37 (1): 29–39. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.005. ISSN 0733-8627.
  3. Tunkel, David E.; Anne, Samantha; Payne, Spencer C.; Ishman, Stacey L.; Rosenfeld, Richard M.; Abramson, Peter J.; Alikhaani, Jacqueline D.; Benoit, Margo McKenna; Bercovitz, Rachel S.; Brown, Michael D.; Chernobilsky, Boris; Feldstein, David A.; Hackell, Jesse M.; Holbrook, Eric H.; Holdsworth, Sarah M.; Lin, Kenneth W.; Lind, Meredith Merz; Poetker, David M.; Riley, Charles A.; Schneider, John S.; Seidman, Michael D.; Vadlamudi, Venu; Valdez, Tulio A.; Nnacheta, Lorraine C.; Monjur, Taskin M. (2020). "Clinical Practice Guideline: Nosebleed (Epistaxis)". Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 162 (1_suppl): S1–S38. doi:10.1177/0194599819890327. ISSN 0194-5998.
  4. Ryu, Taeha; Kim, Dong Hyuck; Byun, Sung Hye (2018). "Fiberoptic bronchoscopic treatment of blood aspiration and use of sugammadex in a patient with epistaxis". Medicine. 97 (15): e0428. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010428. ISSN 0025-7974.
  5. Murer, Karin; Holzmann, David; Burkhardt, Jan-Karl; Soyka, Michael Benjamin (2015). "An unusual complication of epistaxis: cerebral abscess formation after anterior ethmoidal artery ligation". BMJ Case Reports: bcr2015213389. doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-213389. ISSN 1757-790X.

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