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Does teaching affect patient satisfaction?

1 January 2016 | | Medical Education, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Patient Satisfaction, Physical Examination, Undergraduate
Teaching practice on real patients has several advantages in terms of lower costs and genuine clinical material but it is often a concern that using real patients for undergraduate teaching may result in patient dissatisfaction and many patients would prefer...

Balloon compared to FESS – long-term patient satisfaction

1 July 2018 | | Balloon sinuplasty, chronic rhinosinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery, long-term efficacy, satisfaction
Balloon compared to FESS – long-term patient satisfaction This paper is the first controlled study of balloon sinoplasty’s long-term efficacy, with a follow-up extending over five years. There were 208 patients analysed and 88 recruited. Exclusions were nasal polyps grade...

Adolescence, drug use and body image

1 January 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Paediatrics
Teenagers are notoriously conscious of how they are perceived by others. Dr Saraiva and colleagues explain how this can lead to problems with substance abuse for both boys and girls, and discuss the different substances they may encounter. Adolescence is...

Reduce medical errors by improving communication: supporting vulnerable people

9 October 2017 |
This article starts by emphasising that communication failures are a fairly common cause of medical errors. They highlight that people with dysarthria can experience significant communication difficulties and are at particular risk of this type of breakdown in care. People...

The drive for success: from the hockey pitch to the surgical field

1 November 2016 | | ENTA-ENT
A hockey ball is rock hard and can travel at 100 mph. Stopping it with your most vulnerable body parts seems an excellent metaphor for higher surgical training... Four years on from the 2012 Olympics presents an ideal time to...

Finding the right balance: remote dizzy patient consultation during a pandemic

1 July 2021 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
During the COVID pandemic, all our working patterns have changed. One significant impact had been on the management of outpatient consultations and the increase in telephone consultations and enhanced vetting. In this article the authors share their experience of managing...

Pinnaplasty for prominent ears

9 September 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Paediatrics
Pinnaplasty is a challenging yet rewarding procedure for which many different techniques have been described. In this article the authors describe their favoured technique, including the important postoperative care. Prominent ears can be a source of significant psychological distress in...

Medical and surgical management of performing vocalists

1 September 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Dr Steven Zeitels is widely recognised as the foremost laryngologist of his generation. He has been at the forefront of innovation for 25 years, and has treated innumerable high-profile singers, most recently Sam Smith and Adele. Here, he gives us...