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Surgery safety checklists

5 November 2021 | Gauri Mankekar | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology

The time-outs were based on pre-flight checklists adopted by airline pilots and were instituted in all accredited hospitals and ambulatory care centres in the United States in 2003. The guidelines originate from general surgery and are not specific for the...

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Occurrence of cancer in asymmetrical tonsillar enlargement in adults

8 January 2024 | Madhup K Chaurasia | ENTA - Head & Neck | Head And Neck Neoplasms, Tonsillar Neoplasms

With significant increase in head and neck cancer in the last decade, attributed to HPV, fast-track referrals from primary care have markedly increased, adding further to the burden on the NHS. Whether or not unilateral tonsillar enlargement alone, without red...

Rapid genetic testing to avoid hearing loss in neonates

2 September 2022 | John H McDermott, William Newman (Prof) | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology

Thousands of newborn babies could avoid a lifetime of hearing loss thanks to a new rapid genetic test. In this article, we learn how. We have demonstrated for the first time that a rapid genetic test from a cheek swab...

Aligning hearing and cognitive healthcare in older people

6 November 2024 | Rohani Omar | ENTA - Audiology - Adult

Published in print under the titleHearing care and dementia: professional insights on the new Lancet Commission findingsThe Lancet Commission on ‘Dementia prevention, intervention and care: 2024 report’ highlights a list of potential modifiable factors to reduce dementia risk. As with...

Otology training in low- and middle-income countries: a view from within

5 July 2022 | Clemence Chidziva | ENTA - Otology

It is recognised that hearing loss and ear disease are far more common in less affluent parts of the world, and that those countries are often least able to provide treatment; so how can we prioritise care for these patients?...

Acute otitis externa: what are the important outcomes?

2 March 2022 | Matthew E Smith | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology

Matthew Smith discusses a project looking at outcomes of acute otitis externa interventions, and how, going forward, the INTEGRATE team are working with patients to develop outcome measures. Acute otitis externa (AOE) is one of the most common conditions of...

Changing behaviour with a human factors approach

1 January 2014 | Jane Reid, Rhona Flin, Martin Bromiley | ENTA - ENT

The Francis Report (2013) identified multiple problems relating to the safety culture of Stafford Hospital in the period 2005 – 2009, as well as serious failings in the supervisory and regulatory systems of the NHS. Particular criticism was directed at...

Anaesthesia for free-flap surgery

1 November 2019 | Adel Hutchinson | ENTA - ENT

Adel Hutchinson is one of those calm and controlled anaesthetists for whom nothing seems too difficult. In this article, she describes the key perioperative factors for one of the highest complexity operations in ENT; free-flap surgery. It makes good reading...

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