Current data supports a high level of perioperative and long-term safety for elderly patients undergoing CI


Current data supports a high level of perioperative and long-term safety for elderly patients undergoing CI

Most unanticipated admissions following ambulatory surgery in children are related to anesthesia, with otolaryngology procedures and obstructive sleep apnea among the most significant predictive factors for admission.

While guidelines help to determine when to order a sleep study, clinical judgment is vital

Preoperative steroid injections may occasionally obviate the need for surgery, and they are helpful in a patient management perspective

Adenoidectomy is a reasonable first-line surgical option for pediatric patients with CRS that is refractory to medical therapy

The use of systemic corticosteroids in PTA can reduce pain and trismus, resulting in an earlier return to normal diet and activities

Approximately one in 10 adults in the U.S. experience tinnitus, and durations of occupational and leisure time noise exposures are correlated with rates of tinnitus and are likely targetable risk factors

The use of neck ultrasounds, radioiodine scans, and PET scans in people diagnosed with thyroid cancer was associated with additional treatment for recurrence.
Nearly 11% percent of patients examined at trauma centers following motor vehicle collisions had at least one facial fracture, and airbags and seat belts were associated with reduced likelihood of those fractures, according to results of a recently published study.