Journal Reviews

Cuff up or cuff down; to occlude or not to occlude? What effect does tracheostomy tube modification have on swallowing outcomes?

3 March 2021 | Roganie Govender | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Systematic review, Evidence based medicine, Dysphagia, Swallowing, Respiratory medicine, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Tracheostomy

Dysphagia is commonly seen in patients with tracheostomy. The current global pandemic has increased interest in the impact of a tracheostomy on swallowing outcomes. This systematic review is therefore a timely addition to the literature and a useful read for...

A global survey of tracheostomy healthcare provision and patient participation: requirements for improvement

1 September 2019 | Madhup K Chaurasia | ENTA - Head & Neck | Medical, Education, Patient Participation, Quality Improvement, Tracheostomy

Patients with tracheostomy require comprehensive care which should begin in the preoperative phase and go through immediate postoperative and discharge phases with patient involvement as well. The authors assessed this with a multicentre, cross-sectional survey using a mailing list held...

Surgical options for children with OSA

1 January 2017 | Suzanne Jervis | Sleep-disordered breathing, Sleep apnea, Obstructive sleep apnea, Pediatric, Adenotonsillectomy, Lingual tonsillectomy, Midline glossectomy, Supraglottoplasty, Turbinoplasty, Tracheostomy, Drug-induced sleep endoscopy, DISE, Distraction osteogenesis

This paper looks at the surgical management of OSA in children and approaches the method of patient selection initially. They discuss the role of polysomnography in that it is part of the AAOHNS criteria in those patients with OSA symptoms...