Management and outcomes of military penetrating neck injuries: An eleven-year retrospective case note review.

Introduction: Penetrating Neck Injuries (PNIs) affected 3.2% of trauma patients attending US and UK deployed medical treatment facilities (MTFs) during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Injured military personnel requiring aeromedical evacuation for such injuries were managed at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), Birmingham, UK.

Patient perceptions of a remote assessment pathway in otology: a qualitative descriptive analysis.

Purpose: This study aims to gain in-depth feedback on patient perceptions of remote assessment in otology, to better inform the development of a telemedicine pathway for new otology referrals.

Methods: A qualitative descriptive approach was employed to analyse semi-structured interviews from 14 patients seen in a routine otology clinic.

Results: Patients were generally accepting of the proposed telemedicine pathway.

Catastrophic bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss following COVID-19.

Since December 2019, when it was first detected in Wuhan, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has spread across the globe. The pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the global population with >110 million confirmed cases and 2.5 million deaths.

A systematic review of remote otological assessment using video-otoscopy over the past 10 years: reliability and applications.

Purpose: This systematic review describes and evaluates the current literature on remote otological assessment using video-otoscopy with regards to reliability and potential applications.

Methods: Systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA statement. There was heterogeneity of included studies, so a descriptive analysis was undertaken.

Teaching middle ear anatomy using a novel three-dimensional papercraft model.

Background: The middle ear is a complex anatomical space which is difficult to interpret from two-dimensional imagery. Appropriate surgical knowledge of the area is required to operate, yet current anatomical teaching methods are costly and hard to access for the trainee.

Methods: A papercraft 3D design involving anatomical elements added separately to a model was designed, and then peer-validated by medical students and junior doctors.

Comparison of microscopic and endoscopic views in cadaveric ears.

Purpose: The advent of endoscopic otosurgery provides reduced tissue destruction with theoretically improved views, yet a quantification of the difference of exposure between microscopic and endoscopic approaches has not yet been performed in human specimens. The objective of this study was to assess the difference in views of cadaveric tympanic membranes when inspected with operating microscopes or endoscopes.

Methods: A circular graduated disc was inserted into eight cadaveric external ear canals to rest against the tympanic membrane.

Coblation tonsillectomy: a systematic review and descriptive analysis.

Coblation is one of the more recent techniques for tonsillectomy; however, it remains unclear whether it exhibits any benefit or increased risk when compared to other techniques. This review provides an updated assessment of coblation tonsillectomy and how it compares to other tonsillectomy techniques. Systematic review and descriptive analysis of published literature.

Nasal injury management: an audit of accident and emergency practice.

Nasal injuries are commonly assessed in the accident and emergency (A&E) departments. Where swelling precludes assessment of deformity, patients are often referred to the ear, nose and throat (ENT) outpatients once the swelling has subsided. However, not all of these pateints require referral.