International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Feb 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of intramuscular and peritonsillar injection of tramadol before tonsillectomy: a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Our objective was to investigate the efficacy of intramuscular injection and peritonsillar infiltration of tramadol to prevent pain in children undergoing tonsillectomy. ⋯ Peritonsillar infiltration with tramadol provided good intraoperative analgesia, less postoperative pain on awakening and lower analgesic requirement within the first hour after surgery.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Feb 2008
Role of cytomegalovirus in sensorineural hearing loss of children: a case-control study Tehran, Iran.
Congenital CMV is the most common cause of nonhereditary sensorineural hearing loss in children. More than 40% of deafness cases with an unknown cause are due to congenital CMV. When CMV infection is diagnosed in the first year of life, treatment with gancyclovir is recommended and is associated with diminished occurrence of SNHL. Previous studies in Tehran showed congenital CMV infection developed in 2.6% of neonates. ⋯ Cytomegalovirus is one of the most common infectious agents in SNHL children compared to the healthy children. Probably both congenital and acquired CMV can induce progressive hearing loss in our cases. We prefer at least in our country to consider seropositive (CMV-IgM) SNHL children (less than 1 year old) as congenital form. But we are not able to differentiate the congenital from the acquired infection in seropositive (CMV-IgM) SNHL children after first year of life. It should be subjected to randomized controlled trial for treatment of acquired type of CMV infection in SNHL children with ganciclovir.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Feb 2008
Lack of association of CT findings and surgical drainage in pediatric neck abscesses.
To evaluate the relationship between neck abscess characteristics on computerized tomography (CT) scan and surgical drainage in pediatric patients. ⋯ Neck abscess appearance on CT scan did not predict surgical drainage, although prevertebral soft tissue thickness and abscess dimensions may be important features. Abscess enhancement, patient age, and the use of steroids and prehospitalization antibiotics were not found to correlate with surgical drainage.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Feb 2008
Surgical management of severe suprastomal cricotracheal collapse complicating pediatric tracheostomy.
Suprastomal tracheal collapse may interfere with decannulation in tracheostomized patients. The purposes of the study are to evaluate the role of tracheotomy technique in the ethiology of suprastomal cricotracheal collapse and to report our results in the treatment of this complication. ⋯ Endoscopical examination is essential for the diagnosis of suprastomal collapse and to rule out other causes of decannulation failure. In our experience, the tracheotomy technique seems to have an ethiologic role, and anterior cricotracheal suspension is a simple and effective procedure in the treatment of this tracheostomy related complication.