Evaluation of Etiology and Treatment Methods for Epistaxis: A Review at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal

Table 2

Treatment methods for patients with epistaxis ().

Types of treatment	Number of patients	Percentage
Nonsurgical/noninterventional treatment	79	94.04%
Observation with topical vasoconstrictor only	7	8.33%
Chemical cauterization	12	14.28%
Electrocauterization	2	2.38%
Anterior nasal packing	44	52.38%
Posterior nasal packing	14	16.66%
Surgical/interventional treatment	5	5.95%
Endoscopic SPA ligation	2	2.38%
Excision of bleeding mass	2	2.38%
Septoplasty	1	1.19%