Presentations unsuccessfully sent home with packs
Image 2 demonstrates 3 patients on the “Pack and Home” criteria to
have re-presented within 48 hours of discharge therefore was
unsuccessfully sent home with nasal packing. One patient had a
background of ischaemic heart disease and valve replacement requiring
anticoagulation. One patient had no comorbidities whereas the other had
a history of prostate cancer. Two of the patients that returned with
bleeding receiving nasal packing with Merocel®, whereas the third
patient returned to hospital complaining of pain from the nasal packing
but no bleeding.