Journal Reviews

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Persistent symptoms of smell loss after COVID-19 infection

7 January 2021 | | Rhinology / Sinus, COVID-19 | Ageusia, Anosmia, Covid-19, Gustatory disorders, Olfactory disorders, Recovery, SARS-CoV-2

Anosmia as a result of COVID-19 infection is well recognised. This timely and topical French paper looks at 115 patients with proven SARS-CoV-2 infection, who were contacted with specific questions about olfactory and gustatory disturbance. They found 81% of patients...

Discharge planning

9 October 2017 | | Anesthesia, Discharge criteria, PONV, Recovery

For a specialty such as ENT in which so many procedures are performed as day case surgery, there is a pressing need for objective discharge criteria to facilitate safe decision making post-op. This review strikes a good balance between prescriptive...