Early discharge following nasal pack removal: is it feasible?
A prospective study of 50 consecutive patients admitted for nasal packing for epistaxis reveals that only 20% re-bled after removal of packs and that 96% of those recurrences occurred during the first 4 h after pack removal. No patients required repacking or blood transfusion. The need for a 24-h observation period following nasal pack removal therefore appears not to be required, and the implementation of an early discharge policy for patients treated for epistaxis by nasal packing is therefore potentially feasible, and would result in significant cost savings.
【Objective】To explore clinical characteristics and treatment of the solitary fibrous tumor of pleura(SFTP).【Methods】Clinical records of 10 SFTP patients who had received surgical operation during the period of 2003 to 2009 in our hospital.【Results】All patients results were fine after operation,one patient had recurrence of lung.Immunohistochemical results showed that the CD34 and Vimentin were positive expression in all cases,the desmin was negative in all cases.【Conclusion】The surgical operation is the best method for SFTP currently.The immunohistochemical exam plays an important role in the diagnosis of SFTP.