Diagnosis and treatment of deep neck space abscesses.

Objective: To review our experience with deep neck abscesses and identify unique trends in our patient population.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Subjects And Methods: Evaluation of patients with deep neck space abscesses between 2001 and 2006.

Surgical debridement and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen in cervical necrotizing fasciitis.

Objective: To review our management of cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) with the use of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO).

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Subjects And Methods: Evaluation of ten patients with CNF between 2001 to 2006.

Complications of otitis media before placement of tympanostomy tubes in children.

Objectives: To report the incidence of short-term complications from otitis media in children before placement of tympanostomy tubes (TTs) and to compare children treated according to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research guidelines with those who were treated earlier or later than recommended.

Design: Retrospective outcomes review.

Patients: Subjects were children aged 10 or younger who had TTs inserted at a tertiary care county hospital from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2000.

The long-term evaluation of tracheostomy in the management of severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Objective: To determine the long-term success and morbidity of tracheostomies for patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Study Design: A retrospective study of patients who have undergone tracheostomy for documented obstructive sleep apnea at Hennepin County Medical Center since 1979.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of all tracheostomy patients operated January 1, 1979, to June 30, 1999, were evaluated.