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.

Comparison of clinical estimations and radiological measurements in the context of paediatric cervical masses: How accurate are we?

Objectives: Cervical masses represent a common presentation to the paediatric ENT outpatient clinic. Despite their high prevalence, few represent an underlying malignant pathology. Currently, there is no universally accepted algorithm for management of such cases in the United Kingdom.

Food bolus and oesophageal foreign body: a summary of the evidence and proposed management process.

Purpose: Food bolus and oesophageal foreign bodies are a common presentation that may be managed by otolaryngologists, gastroenterologists, acute medicine physicians and accident and emergency. The condition is highly variable with presentations ranging from well patients whose obstruction spontaneously passes to peri-arrest with severe aspiration or impending airway compromise. Management of this condition is heterogeneous and often depends on the specialty the patient is originally admitted under.

Tracheotomy in COVID-19 patients: Optimizing patient selection and identifying prognostic indicators.

Background: Tracheotomy, through its ability to wean patients off ventilation, can shorten ICU length of stay and in doing so increase ICU bed capacity, crucial for saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, there is a paucity of patient selection criteria and prognosticators to facilitate decision making and enhance precious ICU capacity.

Methods: Prospective study of COVID-19 patients undergoing tracheotomy (n = 12) over a 4-week period (March-April 2020).

A Psittacosis Outbreak among English Office Workers with Little or No Contact with Birds, August 2015.

Introduction: On 14th August 2015 an office manager informed Public Health England of five employees known to have been diagnosed with pneumonia over the previous three weeks. We investigated to establish whether an outbreak occurred and to identify and control the source of infection.

Methods: We undertook case finding for self-reported pneumonia cases at local businesses (July-August 2015).

Lemierre's syndrome: a pain in the neck with far-reaching consequences.

Lemierre's syndrome is a potentially life-threatening consequence of oropharyngeal and ear infections and often results in critical care admission and even intubation. Due to the multisystem manifestation, multiple teams may initially be involved in the care, some of which may be unfamiliar with the features and usual clinical course. This report describes a case in a 36-year-old woman with the classic features of internal jugular vein thrombosis and septic emboli to the lungs secondary to an oropharyngeal infection.