The influence of medical audit on the management of epistaxis in three District General Hospitals

1 January 1994

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

Vol. 108 (1) , 38-41
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100125770

Abstract

The implementation of audit in most hospital departments in the UK has been instigated by the guidelines set out by the Royal Colleges. This paper aims to demonstrate the results of regular subregional audit meetings in the ENT departments involving three District Hospitals in East Anglia. We report the effects of audit meetings in improving the management of epistaxis, whereby a protocol for treatment and discharge was established, the duration of the nasal pack left in situ was reduced, and the material of the pack was changed.

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