Objective: Boric acid (BA) powder is commonly used to treat otologic conditions, such as mastoid bowl inflammation and chronic otitis externa. Exposure to 50 mg per day is thought to cause systemic toxicity in humans. Inflamed skin and mucosal surfaces readily absorb BA.
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February 2019
Objectives: To investigate national and regional variations in pediatric tracheostomy rates, epidemiology, and outcomes from 2000 to 2012.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort analysis.
Setting: Previous research with the 1997 edition of the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), a national database of pediatric hospital discharge data, demonstrated that rates and outcomes of pediatric tracheostomy vary among US geographic regions.