Why the study?
Does exposure to prescribed aspirin or NSAIDs increase the risk of hospitalization for spontaneous epistaxis in adults over 50 years old?
Population
326 adults over 50 years old hospitalized with first-time spontaneous epistaxis, and 3,260 age- and…
Comparison
Previous exposure to prescribed aspirin and… vs No exposure to prescribed aspirin or NSAIDs
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Prescribed aspirin may raise epistaxis admission risk in adults over 50; Level 4 data leave open causality and any practice implications.
Does exposure to prescribed aspirin or NSAIDs increase the risk of hospitalization for spontaneous epistaxis in adults over 50 years old?
Prescribed aspirin, but not other NSAIDs, is associated with a significantly increased risk of hospitalization for spontaneous epistaxis in older adults.
Tay et al. (1998) studied this question.
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