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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. Murthy ,
C. Christodoulou ,
N. Yatigammana  and
M. Datoo
P. Murthy*
Affiliation:
Ipswich
C. Christodoulou
Affiliation:
Ipswich
N. Yatigammana
Affiliation:
Ipswich
M. Datoo
Affiliation:
Ipswich
*
Mr P. Murthy, F.R.C.S., ENT Department, The Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich IP4 5PD.
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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.

Keywords

Professional review organizationsEpistaxis
Type
Audit Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 38 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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