A change in clinical practice for aural foreign bodies - what we learnt from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
J Laryngol Otol
; 135(9): 825-828, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1397805
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This case series, conducted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, investigates the impact of leaving aural foreign bodies in situ for a prolonged period of time, including the risk of complications and success rates of subsequent removal attempts.METHOD:
A retrospective study of aural foreign body referrals over a six-month period was carried out.RESULTS:
Thirty-four patients with 35 foreign bodies were identified (6 organic and 29 inorganic). The duration of foreign bodies left in situ ranged from 1 to 78 days. Four patients suffered from traumatic removal upon initial attempts. First attempts made by non-ENT specialists (68.8 per cent) all failed and were associated with a high risk of trauma (36.4 per cent).CONCLUSION:
Because of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, this is the first case series to specifically investigate the relationship between the duration of aural foreign bodies left in situ and the risk of complications. Our data suggest that prolonged duration does not increase the incidence of complications.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ear Canal
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Time-to-Treatment
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Foreign Bodies
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
J Laryngol Otol
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0022215121002048
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