David E Tunkel, Samantha Anne, Spencer C Payne, Stacey L Ishman, Richard M Rosenfeld, Peter J Abramson, Jacqueline D Alikhaani, Margo McKenna Benoit, Rachel S Bercovitz, Michael D Brown, Boris Chernobilsky, David A Feldstein, Jesse M Hackell, Eric H Holbrook, Sarah M Holdsworth, Kenneth W Lin, Meredith Merz Lind, David M Poetker, Charles A Riley, John S Schneider, Michael D Seidman, Venu Vadlamudi, Tulio A Valdez, Lorraine C Nnacheta, Taskin M Monjur
OBJECTIVE: Nosebleed , also known as epistaxis , is a common problem that occurs at some point in at least 60% of people in the United States. While the majority of nosebleeds are limited in severity and duration, about 6% of people who experience nosebleeds will seek medical attention. For the purposes of this guideline, we define the target patient with a nosebleed as a patient with bleeding from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx that is sufficient to warrant medical advice or care...
January 2020: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery