Providing Evidence for Dogma: Risk of Epistaxis After COVID-19 Nasal-Screening Swab.

Nikolas R Block-WheelerJulia WeiMiranda R WeintraubJonathan Liang

Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

COVID nasal swabs are associated with increased odds of epistaxis. Physicians should counsel patients, particularly those at the highest risk, including a history of prior facial trauma, anticoagulants/antiplatelets, or hypertension.

Keyphrases

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