Cautery or cream for epistaxis in children

A comparative study of propranolol versus silver nitrate cautery in the treatment of recurrent primary epistaxis in children

BACKGROUND Epistaxis is a common medical problem in pediatric population. Although in most cases it is mild and self-limiting, a proportion of childhood epistaxis is massive, recurrent, or resistant to conventional management. OBJECTIVE To compare effectiveness of propranolol as a treatment option for childhood epistaxis versus conventional silver nitrate cautery. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODOLO...

Recurrent epistaxis in children.

INTRODUCTION Up to 9% of children may have recurrent nosebleeds, usually originating from the anterior septum, but the majority grow out of the problem. METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical question: What are the effects of treatments for recurrent idiopathic epistaxis in children? We searched: Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library, ...

A Comparison of Bipolar Electrocautery and Chemical Cautery for Control of Pediatric Recurrent Anterior Epistaxis.

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of children with anterior epistaxis treated intraoperatively with either bipolar electrocautery or silver nitrate chemical cautery. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary-care pediatric otolaryngology practice. SUBJECTS Children aged 2 to 18 years treated with either intraoperative bipolar electrocautery or silver nitrate chemical cau...

Topical anaesthesia with local anaesthetic (lidocaine and prilocaine, EMLA) cream for cautery of genital warts.

Removal of genital warts by thermocautery was performed in 108 patients (57 men and 51 women) under topical anaesthesia with a local anaesthetic cream, lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA). Most men had warts in the preputial cavity, most women had warts situated on the mucous membranes of the vulva, and warts at multiple sites were common. About 1 ml of cream per lesion was applied to the warts for...

Regulation or rising cream?