Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Epistaxis in Pregnant Women in the Covid-19 Era

Document Type : Original

Authors
Mustafa Shamkhi Abbood 1
Eftekhar Shamkhee 2
Samah Abbas Hammadi 3
1 Department of General surgery, College of Medicine, Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Iraq, Baghdad
2 Department of Gynecology, College of Medicine, Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq.
3 Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq .
10.22038/ijorl.2024.76230.3553
Abstract
Introduction:
Epistaxis is common throughout pregnancy and is usually not a cause for concern; severe nosebleeds are rare. An increased rate of nasal bleeding was observed during the COVID-19 epidemic.
 
Materials and Methods:
The study sample comprised 3,362 pregnant women who sought care at the Gynecologic and Obstetrics Department/ Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital and Al-Karkh Maternity Hospital between May 2020 and April 2021. All were asked to fill out a questionnaire.
 
Results:
Nine hundred forty-one pregnant women experienced an episode of epistaxis during the last pregnancy. One thousand seven hundred forty-eight pregnant women had a corona-positive history. Pregnant women with a positive history of coronavirus infection have a higher incidence of epistaxis (612 pregnant women) than pregnant women with a corona-negative history (329 pregnant women) P value (0.039%).
 
Conclusions:
Oxygen and blood-thinning drugs are the leading causes of the increased rate of nosebleeds among pregnant women during the Corona pandemic.
Keywords
COVID-19
Epistaxis
Nasal bleeding
Pregnancy
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 36, Issue 6
November and December 2024
Pages 669-674