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Nasal packing aspiration in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease: a rare complication

Nasal bleeding is a frequent problem for patients receiving anticoagulant agents. Most cases are successfully managed with anterior or posterior nasal packing. However, the complications of nasal packing should be always considered. We report the case of a 78-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease wh...

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Autores principales: Koudounarakis, Eleftherios, Chatzakis, Nikolaos, Papadakis, Ioannis, Panagiotaki, Irene, Velegrakis, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879779
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S34676