Comparative study of endoscopic underlay myringoplasty with or without tucking of the attached perichondrium graft when repairing large central dry perforations.

Objective: To compare the graft success rates and hearing outcomes of underlay myringoplasty with or without perichondrium tucking of the attached perichondrium, graft perforation margins when repairing chronic large central dry perforations.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Material And Methods: Chronic large central dry perforations were prospectively randomized to tucking perichondrium graft underlay (TPGU) and no-tucking perichondrium graft underlay (NTPG) groups.

Optimal flow of high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation to prevent desaturation during sedation for bronchoscopy: a randomized controlled study.

Background: Although high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygenation is currently recommended to prevent desaturation during sedation for bronchoscopy, there is no consensus on an optimal flow rate.

Objective: To determine the optimal oxygen flow rate for HFNC to effectively prevent desaturation during sedation for bronchoscopy.

Design: Prospective, randomized, and controlled study.

Smoking is a risk factor for postoperative ileus after radical resection in male patients.

Most smokers are males, and smoking has been indicated as a risk factor for many cancers as well as postoperative complications after cancer surgery. However, little is known about whether smoking is a risk factor for postoperative ileus (POI) after radical rectal cancer resection in males. The aim of this study was to assess whether smoking is a risk factor for POI after radical resection in male rectal cancer patients.