Journal Reviews

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Corticosteroid prescribing in ENT - are we at risk of being sued?

5 July 2022 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Neurotology, Otology, Paediatric ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty, Skull Base Surgery, Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorders | adrenal cortex hormones, corticosteroids, jurisprudence, medicolegal, otolaryngology, steroids

Of medications leading to malpractice claims, corticosteroids comprise the third most common. They are used widely and have a significant side-effect profile: hypertension, lipodystrophy, diabetes, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, peptic ulceration and psychiatric reactions to name but a...

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Intratympanic steroids - to give or not to give?

1 November 2019 | | Head and Neck | Intratympanic, corticosteroids, hearing loss, idiopathic, sensorineural, sudden

The treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is controversial and different modes of steroids have been tried without any universal consensus. Various authors have reported combined oral and intratympanic steroid therapy in SSNHL, with consistent results in several...