Long-Term Cochlear Implant Sound Processor Usage in Children with Single-Sided Deafness.

Objective: To assess cochlear implant (CI) sound processor usage over time in children with single-sided deafness (SSD) and identify factors influencing device use.

Study Design: Retrospective, chart review study.

Setting: Pediatric tertiary referral center.

Management of paediatric post-tonsillectomy bleeds - does everyone need observation?

Aim: The management of patients who present with a post-tonsillectomy bleed (PTB) who are not actively haemorrhaging is contentious. In our institution, those without an active bleed are admitted for a period of observation, due to the theoretical risk of further bleeding. This paper aims to review PTB admissions to ascertain the risk of rebleeding while under observation and to identify whether there is a low-risk group who can be safely discharged without observation.

Simulation in Otolaryngology: A teaching and training tool.

Simulation in medical education is an effective method of teaching and learning, allowing standardisation of the learning and teaching processes without compromising the patient. Different types of simulation exist within subspecialty areas of Otolaryngology. Models that have been developed include phantom imaging, dummy patients, virtual models and animal models that are used to teach and practice different skills.

Management of children with inherited mild bleeding disorders undergoing adenotonsillar procedures.

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of perioperative bleeding among children with mild bleeding disorders who underwent adenotonsillar surgery in our hospital and were treated with our perioperative bleeding prophylaxis protocol.

Methods: Retrospective chart review was aimed at determining the perioperative bleeding rate in children with mild bleeding disorders subjected to our prophylactic protocol while undergoing adenotonsillar procedures. Low von Willebrand factor (LVWF), unspecific platelet function disorders (UPFD) and mild factor VII deficiency were considered as mild bleeding disorders.

[Use of desmopressin in children with inherited platelet dysfunctions undergoing adenotonsillar procedures].

Introduction And Goals: Adenotonsillar surgery represents a major haemostatic challenge in paediatric patients with mild inherited platelet dysfunction. While there are recommendations for perioperative haemostatic management, there are no reports of the outcomes with the different recommendations in these children when undergoing adenotonsillectomy. Our objective was to evaluate the management of perioperative bleeding with desmopressin in children with mild platelet dysfunctions who underwent adenotonsillar surgery in our hospital.