Journal Reviews

How effective are our two-week-wait guidelines in picking up head and neck cancer?

7 January 2020 | Madhup K Chaurasia | ENTA-Head & Neck, Otology | Alcohol Consumption, Ear, Guideline, Head And Neck Cancer, Human Papilloma Virus, Larynx, Mouth, Nose, Pharynx, Radiation, Referral, Risk Factors, Smoking, Thyroid

With a 30% increase in the incidence of head and neck cancer since 1999 in the UK, it is important that the two-week wait referral guidelines safely encompass all risk factors but also render these urgent referrals based on signs...

Predicting life-threatening complications in deep neck space infections

1 March 2018 | Madhup K Chaurasia | Candida Albicans, Fasciitis, Incidence, Multivariate Analysis, Risk Factors

Deep neck space infections, arising usually from tonsils and lymph nodes in children and dental source and salivary glands in adults can be life threatening. It is therefore important to recognise the variables which indicate immediate intervention to prevent fatalities....