American journal of otolaryngology
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Determine if disparities exist for revisit complications after adult tonsillectomy. ⋯ Significant disparities with respect to income and race exist in the incidence of revisits and potentially avoidable complications after adult tonsillectomy.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Perioperative management of antithrombotic medication in head and neck reconstruction-a retrospective analysis of 137 patients.
Various protocols exist to prevent thrombosis after free flap surgery in the head and neck. This study reviews the outcome and incidence of perioperative complications in patients undergoing head and neck reconstruction, simply using subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin. ⋯ The free flap survival rate using simple subcutaneous heparin seems to be equivalent to other management regimens. Therefore, we suggest that no additional antithrombotic treatment is needed for patients who undergo head and neck reconstruction with free tissue transfer.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of repositioning maneuvers for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of posterior semicircular canal: advantages of hybrid maneuver.
The prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is becoming more frequent in elderly population. The presence of comorbid factors has to be considered before assessment as well as before commencing any repositioning treatment. Our aims were evaluation of the maneuvers efficacy and evaluation of the applicability of hybrid maneuver (HM) in patients with physical limitation. ⋯ All maneuvers evaluated demonstrated similar efficacy. The HM, as our data showed, allows us to obtain a good percentage of success similar to most maneuvers used. It is also more comfortable for the patients with hip or neck functional limitation allowing an effective treatment of the posterior canal BPPV.