Curative effect of Sorbalgon strips for nasal packing on pediatric epistaxis

Objective To explore the curative effect of Sorbalgon strips for nasal packing in the treatment of pediatric epistaxis,and to explore a safe,effective,easy treatment method with less pain for pediatric epistaxis.Methods A total of 90 children with epistaxis treated in the hospital from December 2012 to October 2016 were selected and randomly divided into treatment group (50 cases) and control group (40 cases).The children in treatment group received anterior nasal packing with Sorbalgon strips;while the children in control group received anterior nasal packing with Vaseline gauze tampons.The hemostasia effect and nasal cavity mucosa erosion were observed.The nasal congestion,nasal pain,sneezing,and mouth breathing at night were compared with visual analogue scale(VAS).Results The bleeding points were all found in the anterior part of the nasal septum.In the treatment group,48 children were effective,the effective rate was 96.0％;while in the control group,37 children were effective,the effective rate was 92.5％;there was no significant difference between the two groups(P ＞0.05).There was no nasal septum perforation or nasal cavity adhesion in both groups.The scores of nasal congestion and nasal pain in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group and there were significant differences between the two groups (P ＜ 0.01).The scores of sneezing and mouth breathing at night in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group,but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).There were 8 children who had nasal cavity mucosa erosion in the treatment group and 21 children in the control group;there was significant difference between the two groups(P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Anterior nasal packing with Sorbalgon strips is a safe,effective,easy treatment method with less pain for pediatric epistaxis,which is worthy of clinical popularization and application.