Hospital-avoidance with Outpatient Management of Epistaxis (HOME): which epistaxis patients packed with a Rapid RhinoTM are potentially appropriate for outpatient management?

Background: Epistaxis is an ear nose and throat (ENT) emergency accounting for a significant number of emergency department presentations. Traditionally patients requiring non-dissolving nasal balloon packing (Rapid RhinoTM) have required hospital admission with the packing left in situ for 24–48 hours. This research explores which patients are likely to require inpatient management, with an attempt to define a subgroup who are safe to be managed in the outpatient setting.