Should aspirin be stopped in epistaxis

Report By: Dhananjay Kumar - Specialist Registrar in A&E
Search checked by Dhananjay Kumar - Specialist Registrar
Institution: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
Date Submitted: 20th July 2006
Last Modified: 23rd January 2007
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

In [patients with epistaxis who are on aspirin] [should we stop aspirin in A&E for few days before discharging the patient] [to reduce the risk of recurrence of epistaxis]?