Does the time between aspiration and retrieval of an airway foreign body affected the pediatric patient’s outcome?
Monitoring Tracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in the ICU Can Prevent Injury
“Despite increasing awareness among intensivists and respiratory therapists and more widespread use of low-pressure, high-volume cuffs, the incidence of tracheal tube cuff overinflation remains high in the contemporary American intensive care unit [ICU],” said Luc Morris, MD, from the Head and Neck Service in the Department of Otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine during his scientific session presentation at the April 2007 meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting.
Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) Quality of Life Outcomes
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is effective in controlling allergic symptoms in a preliminary patient cohort, according to a study presented April 27 at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting.
Late-Onset Laryngomalacia: A Variant of Disease
Although the most commonly seen cases of laryngomalacia (LM) are in very young children, clinicians should consider late-onset LM as a potential cause of feeding difficulties in toddlers, sleep apnea in children, and teenage exercise intolerance, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Mayo Clinic.
The Unified Airway: Do We Fully Appreciate Its Impact in Otolaryngology?
NSAIDs Do Not Increase Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage Risk
The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) does not lead to increased postoperative bleeding following tonsillectomy, according to two research studies reported during the April 29 American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology program at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting.
Incidence of Peritonsillar Abscess after Intracapsular and Extracapsular Tonsillectomy
A peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is an infection typically occurring in the potential space later to the tonsil.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Vocal Problems In Professional Voice Users: Part 2 of 2
Voice problems in professional voice users are largely the same as those that occur in the general population, but with one important caveat-the potential consequences.
Variability in Practice Patterns for Tracheotomy Tube Changes: A Call to Action
A team of otolaryngologists at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York has posed some important questions regarding reviewing residency training for making tracheotomy tube changes.
Smokeless Tobacco and Health Effects: Cancer Specialists Weigh In
Since President Richard M. Nixon declared a war on cancer more than 30 years ago, the battle still rages on several fronts.