Outcome of tonsillotomy in children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing.

Objective/background: Most children treated for obstructive sleep disordered breathing (oSDB) are not systematically assessed by polysomnography (PSG) nor by structuredsymptom quantification before surgical treatment. The main objective of this study wasto investigate the effect of adeno-tonsillotomy (ATO) on symptom burden and PSGparameters.

Methods: Children aged 2-10 years with oSDB were selected for ATO based uponclinical findings according to current standards of care in Denmark.

Gathering validity evidence for a 3D-printed simulator for training of myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion.

Objectives: This study aimed to gather validity evidence according to Messick's framework for a novel 3D-printed simulator for myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion for use in technical skills training of otorhinolaryngology (ORL) residents.

Methods: The study included 15 junior ORL residents (trainees) and 13 experienced teaching otolaryngologists (experts). Experts and trainees first received an identically structured introduction to the procedure, simulator, and simulation setup.

Ear tubes in children with otitis media reduce parental sick leave from work and socioeconomic costs.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate changes in parental sick leave after tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion in children with otitis media (OM) and to estimate the overall cost reduction in case of decreased caregiver sick leave from work during a 12-month period after TT insertion.

Methods: A total of 4,708 children less-than 12 years from the database of the Danish ENT Specialists Organisation were included. Questionnaires were sent two days prior to TT insertion and subsequently 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months after TT insertion.

Parent-reported infant and maternal symptom relief following frenotomy in infants with tongue-tie.

Introduction: A tightening of the lingual frenulum may cause breastfeeding difficulties. Surgical release of the restricted frenulum is accomplished by a frenotomy. Between 2015 and 2019, frenotomy procedures in Danish primary healthcare doubled.

Validation of the Danish National Tympanostomy Tube Insertion Questionnaires.

Introduction: The objective of the present study was to validate two questionnaires (the Danish National Tympanostomy Tube Insertion Questionnaires (DANTIQ)) intended for use by the DØNHO database in the investigation of the effect of tympanic tube (TT) insertion on ear-related symptoms and the adherence of ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists in Danish private practice to the Danish National Clinical Guideline on treatment of otitis media (OM) with TT insertion using electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) data.

Methods: The content validity of the questionnaires was assessed through discussion in a group of four active ENT specialists. Face and content validity analyses were conducted using data from semi-structured, single-person interviews with nine subjects.

Specialists' adherence to guidelines on tympanostomy tube insertion.

Introduction: Tympanostomy tube insertion is very frequent in Denmark. Using electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) data, we investigated Danish ear, nose og throat (ENT) specialists' adherence to the 2015 national clinical guideline (NCG) on first-time tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion in children aged 0-5 years with otitis media (OM).

Methods: Data on children aged 0-5 years with OM undergoing first-time TT insertion were extracted from the Danish ENT Specialists Organisation (DØNHO) database.

Parent satisfaction and symptom relief in children with otitis media undergoing tympanostomy tube insertion.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to investigate parent satisfaction and symptom relief in children younger than 12 years undergoing tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion for otitis media (OM) using electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) data in private ear, nose and throat (ENT) practice settings.

Methods: A total of 3,553 children aged 0-11 years and registered in the Danish ENT Specialists Organisation (DØNHO) database were included. Following parental consent to participate, we e-mailed a pre-surgical questionnaire two days prior to surgery.

Good results after endonasal cartilage closure of nasal septal perforations.

Introduction: Surgical closure of nasal septal perforations is a challenging procedure. Several approaches and techniques have been described with different levels of success. We report our experience in nasal septal perforation surgery.