Is IV Access Necessary for Myringotomy with Tubes?

Parental satisfaction with anesthesia without intravenous access for myringotomy.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of intravenous (i.v.) access in children undergoing bilateral myringotomy with pressure-equalizing tube placement. DESIGN One hundred healthy children were enrolled in this randomized controlled study. One group received i.v. access; the other group did not. Anesthesia in both groups was induced through a mask and maintained with oxygen, nitrous oxide, and sev...

The management of myringotomy tubes in pediatric cochlear implant recipients.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of myringotomy tubes (MTs) on outcomes for pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients. DESIGN Retrospective case-control chart review. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric hospital. PATIENTS Sixty-two patients received an MT before CI (mean [SD] age at initial CI, 3.20 [2.45] years). Seventy-eight ears received CIs and MTs. INTERVENTION The MTs were remove...

“Rhetoric Teaching” is necessary for all of the university students?

A simple search for information sources shows that there are many researches and articles in the field of lecture method and comparison with other types of teaching methods. Interestingly enough, if not with certainty in all of these researches, at least in most of them, the result was in favor of non-lecturing. Previously, the authors emphasized the importance of rhetoric in a Persian letter (...

Otitis media with effusion in infants: is screening and treatment with ventilation tubes necessary?

Isfahan Dentists’ Readiness for Medical Emergencies: Their knowledge and Access to Necessary Equipments

Introduction: Fear from dental work and other medical problems in dental patients can cause medical emergencies in dental office. Managing these emergencies depends on dentist’s knowledge and their access to needed equipments. This study was performed to determine the knowledge of dentists about medical emergencies, and available equipments in Isfahan's dental offices. Methods: In this descrip...