caa a22 4500 388085088 CHVBK 20180307125228.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199912 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100157950 doi S0022215100157950 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100157950 Coagulation studies in patients admitted with epistaxis - current practice in Scotland [Elektronische Daten] Abstract Epistaxis remains the most common ENT emergency. The use of coagulation studies in Scotland to manage these patients was investigated to determine current practice. The study took the form of a postal questionnaire sent to all practising ENT consultants and a telephone survey of ENT senior house officers working in Scotland. Of the 60 questionnaires circulated amongst consultants, 55 responses were received (92 per cent). Thirty-eight consultants (70 per cent) indicated that they did not routinely request a coagulation screen for their patients, however, 30 per cent (16) did. Forty-three of the 45 junior staff were available for interview, 22 (51 per cent) of whom routinely requested coagulation studies. While the majority of consultants did not request routine coagulation studies, there did not appear to be any consensus among the junior staff. Although there is a paucity of scientific information with regard to this aspect of epistaxis patient management, there is support in the literature for targeted rather than blanket testing. There is perhaps a need to address this issue within individual departments, to achieve uniformity of practice, and to improve communication between junior and senior staff. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Epistaxis nationallicence Blood coagulation tests nationallicence Holland S. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK. Thaha M. A. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK. Nilssen E. L. K. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK. White P. S. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/12(1999-12), 1086-1088 0022-2151 113:12<1086 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100157950 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100157950 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Holland S. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thaha M. A. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nilssen E. L. K. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- White P. S. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/12(1999-12), 1086-1088 0022-2151 113:12<1086 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge