Key points
- Non-dissolvable intranasal packs in the management of epistaxis
typically result in patients being admitted to hospital
- Non-dissolvable packs are frequently used in A&E, prior to review by
the ENT team
- Alternatives to these packs have the potential to reduce epistaxis
admissions
- Introduction of tranexamic acid-soaked dissolvable packing reduced
epistaxis admissions in our department
- This intervention has the potential to be introduced more widely and
in pre-hospital settings