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Epistaxis - Management
Basis for recommendation
Determining an underlying cause
An underlying cause is more likely in children up to 2 years of age
- The recommendation to consider an underlying cause in children up to 2 years of age is based on a retrospective analysis of Accident and Emergency department attendance records and hospital admissions in children in this age group. This found that epistaxis is rare in children up to 2 years of age, and is often associated with injury or serious illness [McIntosh et al, 2007].
- However, a retrospective analysis of hospital admissions in children up to 2 years of age concluded that an association between epistaxis and physical abuse is rare in this group [Paranjothy et al, 2009].
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