A look at the periprocedural management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet medications, including aspirin, warfarin, and clopidogrel.
What Is the Preferred Perioperative Antibiotic Following Major Head and Neck Surgery?
Ampicillin/sulbactam is the preferred perioperative prophylactic antibiotic in major head and neck surgery.
Head and Neck Surgery: Postoperative Outcomes for Elderly Patients
How do surgeons decide which elderly patients are going to respond well to surgery?
SM14: Advances in Otolaryngology Improve Surgical Techniques, Treatment of Common Disorders
Guided therapeutics in head and neck surgery, upper airway stimulation for sleep apnea, and personalized therapy for sinusitis highlighted at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
What Is the Evidence for Use of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Clean-Contaminated Head and Neck Surgery?
Antibiotic prophylaxis is effective when used in clean-contaminated oncologic surgery, but shouldn’t be used beyond 24 hours postoperatively
What Is the Best Method for Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy Surgery?
Making a successful transition to office-based inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH) surgery depends on proper coding and other financial concerns. But a more basic question first needs to be considered before breaking out the calculator: What is the optimal technique for performing the surgery?
Sinonasal Cavity Synechiae Common in ESS Patients With CRS
How common are synechiae in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients who have endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS)?
Oxygen Desaturation May Not Be Predictive of Post-Operative Apneic Death in Pediatric OSA
Can risk factors for oxygen desaturation be predictors for post-operative apneic death in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients?
Reconstruction and Premorbid Occlusion Establishment Keys for HN Trauma Treatment
What are the most important lessons that can be learned for clinical application from head and neck trauma treatment in a war zone?
The Future is Small: Nanotechnology promises big changes for head and neck surgery
The biggest gains in the future for surgical and therapeutic treatments of head and neck cancer will likely include the use of imaging techniques, radio-enhancers and drug delivery vehicles that are really, really small.