News: ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) Conditions

Nasal Steroids Not Much Help in Acute Sinusitis

5.14.12

Acute sinusitis improved slightly in patients treated with intranasal steroids, which appeared to work better at higher doses and longer treatment duration, results of meta-analysis suggested.

Obstruction Rare After Apnea Surgery

3.19.12

Patients who undergo surgery to alleviate obstructive sleep apnea should be closely monitored, but do not necessarily need to be admitted to the intensive care unit, a retrospective study showed.

Hearing Deficit May Increase Fall Risk

2.28.12

Objectively measured hearing loss appears to be associated with a self-reported history of falling, researchers found.

Protocol Keeps MRSA Down in Airway Surgery

2.21.12

About a third of children undergoing open airway surgery are colonized with methicillin-resistant ALLStaphylococcus aureus, but a screening and treatment protocol resulted in postop infection rates similar to those in the absence of MRSA, researchers found.

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