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Consensus on magnetic resonance imaging of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with suspected hydropic ear disease (Meniere).

26 Jul, 2022 | 12:40h | UTC

Consensus on MR Imaging of Endolymphatic Hydrops in Patients With Suspected Hydropic Ear Disease (Meniere) – Frontiers in Surgery

Editorial: Editorial: Hydropic Ear Disease: Imaging and Functional Evaluation – Frontiers in Surgery

Commentary: Guidance Issued for MR Imaging of Endolymphatic Hydrops – HealthDay

 

Systematic Review | Intratympanic corticosteroids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

26 Jul, 2022 | 11:42h | UTC

Intratympanic corticosteroids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss – Cochrane Library

Summary: Treatment of sudden hearing loss with corticosteroids applied into the middle ear – Cochrane Library

 

M-A | Antihistamines are better than benzodiazepines for symptomatic control in patients with acute vertigo.

25 Jul, 2022 | 12:52h | UTC

Efficacy of Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines for Patients With Acute Vertigo: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Antihistamines Appear More Effective Than Benzodiazepines for Acute Vertigo, Meta-Analysis Finds – NeurologyToday

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT | Intranasal corticosteroids not beneficial for children with obstructive sleep apnea.

19 Jul, 2022 | 13:27h | UTC

A trial of intranasal corticosteroids to treat the childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Study does not support intranasal corticosteroids for most children with obstructive sleep apnea – Healio

Intranasal corticosteroids not recommended for most children with OSA: study – Medical Dialogues

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT | Efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin plus fluocinolone acetonide among patients with acute otitis externa.

15 Jul, 2022 | 12:43h | UTC

Efficacy and Safety of Ciprofloxacin Plus Fluocinolone Acetonide Among Patients With Acute Otitis Externa: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Consensus Statement | Informed consent for suspension microlaryngoscopy.

14 Jul, 2022 | 12:44h | UTC

Informed consent for suspension microlaryngoscopy: what should we tell the patient? A consensus statement of the European Laryngological Society – European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

 

Retrospective Cohort Study | Magnetic resonance imaging prognostic findings for visual and mortality outcomes in acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis.

6 Jul, 2022 | 11:16h | UTC

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prognostic Findings for Visual and Mortality Outcomes in Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis – Ophthalmology

Review | Cough hypersensitivity and chronic cough.

4 Jul, 2022 | 12:59h | UTC

Cough hypersensitivity and chronic cough – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

See also: Infographic (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentary on Twitter

Computing for Audiology: Smartphone tympanometer for diagnosing middle ear disorders.

22 Jun, 2022 | 12:16h | UTC

Performing tympanometry using smartphones – Communications Medicine

News Release: Computing for Audiology: Smartphone tympanometer for diagnosing middle ear disorders – Bioengineering

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Retrospective cohort study: Association of patient characteristics with postoperative mortality in children undergoing tonsillectomy.

22 Jun, 2022 | 11:14h | UTC

Association of Patient Characteristics With Postoperative Mortality in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy in 5 US States – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorials: Mortality After Pediatric Tonsillectomy—Does the “D” Word Have a Place in Tonsillectomy Discussions? – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

 

Associations of bilateral vestibulopathy with cognition in older adults matched with healthy controls for hearing status.

21 Jun, 2022 | 10:24h | UTC

Associations of Bilateral Vestibulopathy With Cognition in Older Adults Matched With Healthy Controls for Hearing Status – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Difficult and complicated oral ulceration: an expert consensus guideline for diagnosis.

6 Jun, 2022 | 11:19h | UTC

Difficult and complicated oral ulceration: an expert consensus guideline for diagnosis – International Journal of Oral Science

 

Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials.

31 May, 2022 | 11:50h | UTC

Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomised controlled trials – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Related Study: Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet AND Commentary: Expensive antiseptics and sutures do not reduce the risk of surgical infections – National Institute for Health and Care Research

 

Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Guidelines for clothing in the operating theatre.

30 May, 2022 | 11:52h | UTC

Guidelines for clothing in the operating theatre, 2021 – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine

 

Systematic Review: Airway complications resulting from pediatric esophageal button battery impaction.

27 May, 2022 | 11:49h | UTC

Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)

Invited Commentary: Pediatric Button Battery Injuries—Current State and What’s Next? – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

 

10-year results of a RCT: Effects of parathyroidectomy vs. observation on morbidity and mortality in patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism.

1 May, 2022 | 23:22h | UTC

Mortality and Morbidity in Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Results From a 10-Year Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Parathyroidectomy Versus Observation – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Parathyroidectomy No Better for Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Why does the Omicron variant largely spare olfactory function? implications for the pathogenesis of anosmia in COVID-19.

26 Apr, 2022 | 08:05h | UTC

Why does the Omicron Variant Largely Spare Olfactory Function? Implications for the Pathogenesis of Anosmia in COVID-19 – The Journal of Infectious Diseases

 

A randomized controlled trial explored the safety and tolerability of Sulthiame in sleep apnea.

18 Apr, 2022 | 10:08h | UTC

A Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring Safety and Tolerability of Sulthiame in Sleep Apnea – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

News Release: Drug reduced frequency of breathing pauses in sleep apnea – University of Gothenburg

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Cross-sectional study: evaluating prediction models of sleep apnea from smartphone-recorded sleep breathing sounds.

18 Apr, 2022 | 09:44h | UTC

Evaluating Prediction Models of Sleep Apnea From Smartphone-Recorded Sleep Breathing Sounds – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: The clinical effect and safety of new preoperative fasting time guidelines for elective surgery.

12 Apr, 2022 | 09:51h | UTC

The clinical effect and safety of new preoperative fasting time guidelines for elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Gland Surgery

Related:

An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on fasting before procedural sedation in adults and children – Anaesthesia

Does my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively?

ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – “Preoperative fasting from midnight is unnecessary in most patients. Patients undergoing surgery, who are considered to have no specific risk of aspiration, shall drink clear fluids until 2 h before anesthesia. Solids shall be allowed until 6 h before anesthesia.”

Pro-Con Debate: 1- vs 2-Hour Fast for Clear Liquids Before Anesthesia in Children.

Editorial: The rationale for the recommendations of the European Pediatric Fasting Guideline – “the authors of the 2021 ESAIC pediatric guideline have found reasons to recommend reductions to the minimum fasting times for infant formula to 4 h, for breast milk to 3 h and for clear fluids to 1 h”.

Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration

Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology

Clear fluids fasting for elective paediatric anaesthesia: The European Society of Anaesthesiology consensus statement – European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society statement on clear fluid fasting for elective pediatric anesthesia – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)

 

M-A: Association of olfactory impairment with all-cause mortality.

11 Apr, 2022 | 01:01h | UTC

Association of Olfactory Impairment With All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)

Invited Commentary: Olfactory Impairment and Mortality—Is Smell Loss Deadly? – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Podcast: Deep dive into deep neck infections in children.

31 Mar, 2022 | 07:57h | UTC

#47: Deep Dive into Deep Neck Infections with Dr. Travis Crook – The Cribsiders

 

WHO global standard for safe listening venues and events.

7 Mar, 2022 | 00:17h | UTC

WHO global standard for safe listening venues and events – World Health Organization

Q&A: Deafness and hearing loss: Safe listening – World Health Organization

Commentaries:

WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss – Health Polity Watch

Obesity rates likely to double by 2030 with highest rises in lower-income countries – The Guardian

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

RCT: Time to functional recovery after laser tonsillotomy performed under local anesthesia vs. conventional tonsillectomy with general anesthesia among adults.

22 Feb, 2022 | 08:22h | UTC

Time to Functional Recovery After Laser Tonsillotomy Performed Under Local Anesthesia vs Conventional Tonsillectomy With General Anesthesia Among Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Clinical practice guideline on tympanostomy tubes in children.

10 Feb, 2022 | 10:10h | UTC

Executive Summary of Clinical Practice Guideline on Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update) – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

 

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