Prophylactic antibiotics for anterior nasal packing in Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis of Clinically-Significant Infections

Patients presenting to emergency departments with spontaneous anterior epistaxis may undergo anterior nasal packing and sometimes receive systemic prophylactic antibiotics. There has not been sufficient evidence to support or refute this practice. The main objective of this study was to compare the likelihood of clinically significant infection (CSI) between patients with or without prophylactic antibiotics for anterior nasal packing due to spontaneous epistaxis.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research