POSTERIOR EPISTAXIS NASAL PACK

Course overview

POSTERIOR NASAL PACKING IS PERFORMED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS IN CASES OF EPISTAXIS FROM A SUSPECTED SOURCE LOCATED POSTERIORLY IN THE NASAL CAVITY. PACKING IS GENERALLY PERFORMED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, COMMONLY USING BALLOON CATHETERS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE, AND COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTERIOR NASAL PACKING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN MANAGING POSTERIORLY PACKED PATIENTS.