Pediatric ear, nose, and throat emergencies.

Emergency ear, nose and throat admissions at the korle-bu teaching hospital.

SUMMARY BACKGROUND Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) emergencies are common in all communities. Early diagnosis and prompt management will result in reduction in morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES To assess the size and distribution of ENT emergencies, obtain base line data and outline preventive measures. DESIGN Clinical records of patients admitted for ENT emergency care at the Korle Bu Teaching...

A Penetrating Pellet Jeopardizing Internal Carotid Artery

Ear Emergencies

options are limited and consist mostly of patient education, prognostication, limitation of further damage, and appropriate ear, nose, and throat (ENT) referral. The ear is surrounded by the middle cranial fossa superiorly, the mastoid air cells posteriorly, the cranial vault medially, and the temporomandibular joint and parotid glands anteriorly. Evaluation of these structures is a necessary p...

Analysis of ear, nose and throat foreign bodies in dhulikhel hospital.

BACKGROUND Foreign body in ear nose and throat are commonly encountered by otolaryngologists, pediatricians and primary care physicians. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to analyze different types of foreign bodies and sociodemographic correlates of self inflicted foreign body insertion in ear, nose, throat. METHOD This was a two year hospital based cross sectional descriptive study perfo...

The Cost of a Day Bed and Patient Day in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Wards of a Teaching Hospital and a Private Hospital in Yazd City

Background: Cost analysis is a management tool that helps the researchers to identify and manage high costs. The purpose of the present study was to calculate the cost of day bed and patient bed in the ear, nose, and throat departments of a teaching hospital and a private hospital in Yazd City, Iran. Methods: The present descriptive, analytical, and retrospective study was conducted in the ear...