Identified risk factors for perioperative complications and long-term morbidity in infants included intraoperative cardiopulmonary arrest, postoperative cardiopulmonary death, and severe perioperative complications.
How To: Extended External Rhinoplasty Approach for Nasal Dermoids With Intracranial Extension
Extended external rhinoplasty with bilateral marginal and alar base incisions provides access to the nasal part of the dermoid and excellent visualization of the anterior skull base for complete excision of large intracranial cysts in a cosmetically favorable manner.
Adenotonsillectomy Is Likely to Resolve Central Sleep Apnea in Most Children with OSA
Although OSA is known to lead to arousals and central apneas, no study has identified factors associated with CSA improvement following adenotonsillectomy.
How 3D Printing Is Transforming the Pediatric Otolaryngology Field
Although the science of 3D printing is more than 30 years old, its appication in treating infants and children with airway conditions is much newer.
Is Partial Tonsillectomy Equivalent to Total Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Symptoms?
Partial tonsillectomy is equivalent to total tonsillectomy for the treatment of obstructive symptoms in children; however the outcomes are not standardized and many studies are limited
Newly Formed Society for Middle Ear Disease Aims to Educate, Advocate
The Society for Middle Ear Disease aims to promote public and professional awareness of the importance of otitis media as a major health problem.
Corticosteroid Confusion: Evidence lacking for most conditions, panelists say
Although steroids are widely used to treat a variety of otolaryngologic conditions, the short- and long-term side effects remain a concern and fuel the need to better understand their proper role. Contributing to the ongoing controversy over their use are gaps in the evidence, panelists said here Sept. 12 at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting.
Sleep Studies Clarified: New guidelines amplify the role of PSG for children with sleep-disordered breathing
For otolaryngologists seeing increasing numbers of children with sleep-disordered breathing, whether or not to refer children for a polysomnography (PSG) prior to surgery is not a decision easily made. Currently, only about 10 percent of otolaryngologists request a sleep study in children with sleep-disordered breathing prior to surgery.
Making the Diagnosis: Sleep expert warns about OSA risk in obese children
The most significant danger to children now is obesity, and of the many related comorbidities that affect obese children, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) will impact a child’s life more than anything else, according to Carole Marcus, MD, an invited lecturer here last month at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.Dr. Marcus is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the sleep center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
An Unofficial First-Line Treatment: Propranolol gains widespread use for infantile hemangiomas
Since the first report in 2008 of the effectiveness of propranolol to treat infantile hemangiomas, its use has grown among physicians who treat these tumors, which arise in 5 to 10 percent of infants. Among these infants, approximately 10 percent will require treatment to correct functional impairment or prevent lasting cosmetic deformity caused by the hemangioma.