ABSTRACT
Objective: To assess the work load of the department in terms of individual disease
Study Design: Descriptive study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Ear, Nose and Throat [ENT] Department of Shaikh Khalifa Bin ZayedAl Nahyan, Hospital Combined Military Hospital [CMH] Muzaffarabad from Jan 2011 to Jan 2012
Material and Methods: Total of 710 patients was admitted in ENT ward in one-year duration for various pathologies. For easy analysis, they were divided into groups according to the region involved by disease
Results: Two hundred and eighty-five cases [40.14%] were admitted with pathologies of nose and para nasal sinuses making the highest percentage among the groups. The second major group was otology comprising of one hundred and fifty-six [21.97%] cases. One hundred and three [14.50%] cases were from pathologies in oral cavity. Thirty [4.22%] cases from skull base, thirty [4.22%] pathologies of larynx, trachea and bronchi, forty [5.63%] cases were from hypopharynx and esophagus, twenty-four [3.38%] cases were from salivary gland pathologies. Twenty-one [2.95%] cases were from neck region. Tumors were 4[0.56%] and neurological cases were 11 [1.54%] of the total number of cases
Conclusion: Self-analysis/ audit at departmental level greatly enhances the working efficiency of a department and is essential for betterment of the patient and education of trainees as one gets a fair idea about the prevalence of disease in a community and can thus direct the resources accordingly
ABSTRACT
Objective: To introduce the combined technique of nasal spine stitching and partial tongue-in-groove for the management of caudal septal deviation and to evaluate the surgical outcome and its efficacy
Study Design: Quasi-experimental study
Place and Duration of Study: Ear, nose and throat [ENT] Department Combined Military Hospital [CMH] Lahore from September 2013 to February 2015
Material and Methods: Ninety three patients with caudal deviation were included in the study. Caudal septal deviation was corrected employing both Modified Kriedel's and Pastorek's technique via endonasal approach. Nasal patency was determined using the alpha-version of "Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation" [NOSE] Scale
Results: NOSE Scale scores were checked pre operatively and three weeks post surgery. Post operatively 88 [94.6%] patients had satisfactory nasal patency [NOSE Scale score fell by 15 points]. Five [5.4%] patients who did not have satisfactory score had revision surgery
Conclusion: Combination of Pastoreks's and Kriedel's technique gives accurate correction of caudal dislocation