Table 1 Demographic data of idiopathic recurrent epistaxis in 92 children
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 64 (69.6%) |
Female | 28 (30.4%) |
Age (years) | |
Mean ± SD | 14.7 ± 1.3 |
Minimum | 8 |
Maximum | 18 |
The side of nasal cavity | |
Left side | 59 (64.1%) |
Right side | 33 (35.9%) |
The bleeding point | |
Mucosal bulge with a red or white top | 36 (39.1%) |
Primary telangiectasias | 56 (60.9%) |
Average duration of epistaxis (weeks) | 2.2 ± 0.6 |
Prior silver nitrate attempts | 37 (40.2%) |
Katsanis ESS | |
Mean ± SD | 7.86 ± 0.59 |
7 | 80 (87.0%) |
8 | 11 (12.0%) |
9 | 1 (1.0%) |