Retrospective study in 1020 cases on the rate of surgical site infections after lacrimal surgery without prophylactic systemic antibiotics.

Background/aims: Data regarding the effectiveness of prophylactic systemic antibiotics (PSA) in lacrimal surgery is scarce. Therefore, we determined the postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) rate in lacrimal surgery without PSA.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed files of patients who underwent external (extDCR) or endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (endoDCR).

Evaluation of ear, nose, and throat-screening in liver transplantation candidates: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Patients with end-stage liver disease can be treated with a liver transplantation (LT). Before listing, candidates are subjected to a screening procedure according to the EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for LT. In our hospital, this includes an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) examination, directed towards the identification of (asymptomatic) infections and head and neck malignancies.

Aetiology of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea in a Dutch retrospective cohort from two tertiary referral centres.

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea has different aetiologies, with spontaneous leaks related to female gender and obesity. Limited data is available on patient characteristics and surgical outcomes across different aetiologies of CSF leaks in relatively non-obese populations.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study from two tertiary referral centres including adult patients that underwent surgical closure of a CSF leak, divided into four aetiologies: traumatic, iatrogenic, secondary to structural intracranial pathology (SIP), and spontaneous.

Evaluation of Routine Ear, Nose, and Throat Screening in Heart Transplant Candidates: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Patients with end-stage heart failure refractory to medication can be treated with a heart transplant (HTx). These patients are subjected to a preoperative screening procedure according to International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines. Additionally, in our hospital, a routine ear, nose, and throat (ENT) screening is performed, directed toward the identification of asymptomatic infections and head and neck neoplasms.