On behalf of my co-authors, and myself I would like to thank you for your interest
in our study as well as your thoughtful questions. The purpose for our study was to
compare infection rates of patients with and without prophylactic systemic antibiotics
who had anterior packing for spontaneous epistaxis as well as examine the management
practices of prescribing prophylactic antibiotics for these patients in the emergency
department. In performing our literature search, we have found that prophylactic antibiotic
prescribing practices vary among otolaryngologists mainly because there is a paucity
of literature that supports a clear benefit to its use. Moreover, many of the studies
that do exist, do not support the general use of prophylactic antibiotics for patients
with nasal packing for spontaneous anterior epistaxis; however, these studies are
insufficiently powered to make a definitive scientific conclusion.
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Publication History
Published online: March 11, 2019
Accepted:
March 11,
2019
Received:
March 2,
2019
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