Darren Cordon

NHS Clinical Leadership Fellow

PG Leadership & Service Improvement, BSc (Hons) Audiology, Chief Audiologist, Hearing Services Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK.

Latest Contribution

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Temporal bone drilling using artificial versus cadaveric specimens - does the specimen precipitate altered drilling techniques?

3 November 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology

Hochman et al set an ambitious goal in their study analysing drilling strokes of eight otolaryngology residents (junior: PGY 1-3; senior: PGY 4-5) during temporal bone (TB) drilling practice using cadaveric and artificial specimens. Each trainee dissected one cadaveric and...

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Corticosteroid prescribing in ENT - are we at risk of being sued?

5 July 2022 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Neurotology, Otology, Paediatric ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty, Skull Base Surgery, Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorders | adrenal cortex hormones, corticosteroids, jurisprudence, medicolegal, otolaryngology, steroids

Of medications leading to malpractice claims, corticosteroids comprise the third most common. They are used widely and have a significant side-effect profile: hypertension, lipodystrophy, diabetes, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, peptic ulceration and psychiatric reactions to name but a...

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Are quinsies worth draining?

2 March 2022 | | Head and Neck | computed tomography, emergency department, health care costs, medical therapy, otolaryngology, peritonsillar abscess, surgical therapy

Recent data is providing accumulating evidence that treatment failure in the management of peritonsillar abscesses (PTAs, aka ‘quinsies’) is similar when these are managed with medical treatment (MT) alone versus MT plus surgical drainage (M+ST). However, in the absence of...