Treatment patterns

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Location of treatment

Ear Nose and Throat clinic

Hospital ward

Accident and emergency department

Associated complications

Anaemia

Recurrent epistaxis

Vomiting

Death

Management

Observation alone

Anterior nasal packing

Posterior nasal packing

Other Conservative therapy

Surgical Excision

Blood transfusion

Outcome of treatment

Good recovery

Hospital stay (days)

Patients satisfaction

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

98

15

63

32

37

34

4

110

16

3

20

22

5

139

37

148

28

55.7

8.5

35.8

18.2

21.0

19.3

2.3

62.5

9.1

1.7

11.4

12.5

2.8

79.0

21.0

84.1

15.9