Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage is a common and potentially life-threatening complication but there is no statistically significant increase in risk at the low or high range of commonly used clinical dosages.
Pediatric Pain and Opioids: How to Respond When a Patient Is Still in Pain After a Tonsillectomy
Experts in a session at the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery’s (AAO-HNS) 2021 Annual Meeting said prescribing opioids to children can be a risky way to respond.
Adenotonsillectomy Does Not Alter Risk of Upper Airway Infections in Children
The palatine tonsils and adenoids are also lymphoid tissues that may help defend against infections of the upper respiratory tract, bringing into question whether tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy might hinder immune response.
Oral Corticosteroid for Chronic Rhinosinusitis May Be Lower Risk Than Surgery
Here’s why the inclusion of oral corticosteroids as part of appropriate medical therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis may be the lower-risk strategy.
Factors Associated with Increased Opioid Use in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Concurrent septoplasty and younger age were associated with increased opioid usage, although the majority of FESS patients did not take more than five opioid tablets after surgery.
Tasks Required for a Correct Training Approach to FESS
Ten tasks and 49 subtasks offer the opportunity to improve surgical training and enhance patient safety by identifying high-risk steps in functional endoscopic sinus surgery, and how risk can be mitigated.
Intraoperative Endoscope Use Reduces Cholesteatoma Recurrence, Cost
Intraoperative endoscopic surveillance was particularly useful in evaluating the epitympanum, mesotympanum, sinus tympani, and supratubal air cells.
Shorter Height Associated with Higher Risk of Posterior Glottic Stenosis
A look at the association between intensive care unit-patient height and risk of postintubation posterior glottic stenosis (PGS)?
Is Laryngeal Framework Surgery Safe in the Radiated Larynx?
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