Discharge destination following elective and emergency surgical tracheostomies in head and neck cancer patients.

Objectives: Tracheostomy in the setting of head and neck cancer may be performed either electively for prophylactic airway protection in an ablative procedure, or as an emergency due to impending airway obstruction in the setting of an obstructing upper aerodigestive tract malignancy. Tracheostomy care has biopsychosocial implications, which may require a higher level of care from carers, post-acute care, or placement into care facilities. Existing database studies have largely excluded patients with a history of head and neck cancer.

Treatment outcomes of standard (high dose) cisplatin and non-standard chemotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer.

Introduction: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with high-dose (HD) cisplatin is the standard treatment for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC). Due to the higher treatment-related adverse effects with standard therapy, alternative regimens (non-standard therapy), namely, lower dose weekly cisplatin, carboplatin/paclitaxel, or cetuximab are considered. There is, however, no consensus on non-standard regimens.

Tracheostomy clinical practices and patient outcomes in three tertiary metropolitan hospitals in Australia.

Background: There is a paucity of literature in Australia on patient-focused tracheostomy outcomes and process outcomes. Exploration of processes of care enables teams to identify and address existing barriers that may prevent earlier therapeutic interventions that could improve patient outcomes following critical care survival.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine and provide baseline data and associations between tracheostomy clinical practices and patient outcomes across three large metropolitan hospitals.

A randomised clinical trial of single or extended dosing ciprofloxacin versus no intervention for prevention of ventilation tube otorrhoea and obstruction (PreVenTO2).

Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of ciprofloxacin .3% antibiotic eardrops in preventing clinically significant postoperative otorrhoea and tube obstruction following grommet insertion in children.

Design: Three-arm parallel assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial.

Self-dilatation of benign oesophageal strictures: a literature review.

Background: Benign oesophageal strictures can have several aetiologies and often require serial endoscopic dilatation. The aim of this study was to review the existing literature regarding the efficacy of self-dilatation for benign oesophageal strictures.

Methods: This study presents the results of a systematic review that was performed on the available literature using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Synchronous p16 nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and review.

We report a case of synchronous p16+ SCC involving both the nasopharynx and base of tongue treated with definitive chemo-radiotherapy with concurrent high dose cisplatin. The nasopharyngeal lesion was detected incidentally on PET/CT imaging. Head and neck clinicians treating p16+ SCC should consider the possibility of synchronous lesions, including lesions which may be located in the lymphoid tissue of the nasopharynx.

Predictors of postoperative complications in paediatric patients receiving grommets - A retrospective analysis.

Background: Insertion of middle ear ventilation tubes (MEVT), tympanostomy tubes or grommets is one of the most common paediatric surgical procedures performed by ENT surgeons worldwide. Outcomes may be complicated by postoperative otorrhoea and ventilation tube blockage.

Objective: To identify risk factors associated with early postoperative complications of MEVT insertion.

The History of Myringotomy and Grommets.

The first recorded myringotomy was in 1649. Astley Cooper presented 2 papers to the Royal Society in 1801, based on his observations that myringotomy could improve hearing. Widespread inappropriate use of the procedure followed, with no benefit to patients; this led to it falling from favor for many decades.

Setting the stage: Contemporary staging of non-melanomatous skin cancer and implementation of the new American Joint Committee on cancer eighth edition staging manual.

Non-melanomatous skin cancer (NMSC) generally refers to basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. The majority of patients are curatively treated with simple excision. Only few present with locally advanced disease or have evidence of high-risk features, placing them at an elevated risk of relapse.

Elective neck dissection in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the parotid gland: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Current management of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) to the parotid is surgical excision and postoperative radiotherapy. In the node-negative neck, there is debate about the role of elective neck dissection (END), irradiation or observation. This systematic review assesses the prevalence of occult cervical disease and the evidence for END.

Safety and effectiveness of endovascular embolization or stent-graft reconstruction for treatment of acute carotid blowout syndrome in patients with head and neck cancer: Case series and systematic review of observational studies.

Background: Indications for treatment and outcomes after endovascular management of carotid blowout syndrome for patients with head and neck cancer are not well defined. We investigated the safety and effectiveness of endovascular embolization and stent-graft reconstruction.

Methods: A literature review was performed for studies published between 2001 and 2015 with relevance to treatment outcomes.

Prophylactic dissection of level V in primary mucosal SCC in the clinically N positive neck: A systematic review.

Objective: To review the evidence for level V dissection in the management of previously untreated mucosal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck presenting with nodal metastasis when level V is clinically uninvolved.

Data Source: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) were used to conduct a systematic review of the current literature, including all English language articles published after 1990. A literature search was performed on November 29, 2015, of Medline, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and the Cochrane Library.

What is the optimal diagnostic pathway in tuberculous lymphadenitis in the face of increasing resistance: Cytology or histology?

Background: The London Borough of Newham has the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) within Europe (116 per 100,000). There is a lack of guidance in lymph node (LN) TB on how to best obtain a positive culture, which is the gold standard in the face of increasing mycobacterial resistance.

Methods: An individual cohort study was carried out via a prospective local TB database capturing 90 cases of cervical LN TB over 34 months.

WITHDRAWN: Association of Surgeons in Training Conference - Sheffield 2011.

The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.