Complications of acute mastoiditis in a paediatric population at a UK Tertiary Centre: A retrospective review.

Objectives: Acute mastoiditis (AM) and its associated intra and extracranial complications are rare complications of acute otitis media. However, they are associated with a high morbidity. The management of AM with complications carries significant variations in approach.

In patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung resection, does three-dimensional endoscopic vision provide superior clinical outcomes?

A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether the use of 3-dimensional endoscopic vision provides superior clinical outcomes to patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung resection. Altogether 231 unique papers were found using the reported search, of which 6 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question.