Epistaxis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 784-

  Schlosser, Rodney J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; MICROCRYSTALLINE COLLAGEN; OXYMETAZOLINE; PETROLATUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLACEBO; RHAPONTIN; SILVER NITRATE; WARFARIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLINDNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; EPISTAXIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TELANGIECTASIA; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE SEPTUM; PRESSURE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TAMPON; VASCULARIZATION;

CAUTERY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL SEPTUM; PRESSURE; TAMPONS, SURGICAL;

EID: 60849137226     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp0807078     Document Type: Article

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