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Epistaksis Di Poliklinik Tht-kl Blu Rsup Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado Periode Januari 2010-desember 2012
| Content Provider | COnnecting REpositories (CORE) |
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| Author | Merry Pricilia Limen Ora Palandeng Ronny Tumbel |
| Abstract | : Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose. Epistaxis may be caused by local or systemic factors. Local factors can be caused by chronic sinusitis, foreign bodies, irritants, and trauma. Systemic factors can be caused by hypertension, leukemia, liver cirrhosis, or drugs (Anti Inflammatory Drugs). There are two sources of bleeding in epistaxis, anterior part sourced from Kiesselbach plexus, posterior part sourced from sphenopalatine artery and posterior ethmoidal artery. This study is a descriptive observational study. The purpose of this study was to determine epistaxis in Department of Otolaryngology Prof. DR. R.D. Kandou General Hospital of Manado. The result of this study found 1048 cases of epistaxis from 12.981 visitors during January 2010 – December 2012. The incidence of patients with epistaxis 8,07%. The incidence in male is higher than female. Patients with epistaxis more common in the age groop 25-44 years. The most common cause of epistaxis is by systemic cause (58,49%) |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://core.ac.uk/display/95196251 |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | epistaxis epistaksis Indonesia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
